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The Clue

Virus carrier, maybe (6 letter answer)

The Answer

HACKER

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Notes

The answer HACKER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Related Clues

Computer troublemaker
Cyber-nuisance
Electronic snoop

Definition

HACKER as a noun:

1. someone who plays golf poorly
2. (hacker, cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk) = a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
3. a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers"
4. (hack, drudge, hacker) = one who works hard at boring tasks