The Clue
What Babe Ruth wore (5 letter answer)
The Answer
THREE
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Notes
The answer THREE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 170 puzzles.
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Definition
THREE as a noun:
1. (three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace) = the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
THREE as an adjective:
1. (three, 3, iii) = being one more than two