The Clue
Wolfert or Eaker (3 letter answer)
The Answer
IRA
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Notes
The answer IRA is very common and appears about once every 30 puzzles.
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Definition
IRA as a noun:
1. (Irish Republican Army, IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provos) = a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
2. (individual retirement account, IRA) = a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
3. (wrath, anger, ire, ira) = belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)