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The Clue
Widow's inheritance (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DOWER
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Notes
The answer DOWER is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
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Definition
DOWER as a noun:
1. (dowry, dowery, dower, portion) = money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
2. a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
DOWER as a verb:
1. (endow, dower) = furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"