The Clue
Word before sale or after sales (3 letter answer)
The Answer
TAG
Tags
Notes
The answer TAG is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
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Aglet
Epithet
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License
Moniker
Nickname
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Tatter
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Children's game
Child's game
Child's play?
Dog's ID
___ end (remnant)
Follow (along)
ID of a sort
"It" game
The "it" game
It's game
Kid's game
Kids' game
License plate
Make "it"
Make it?
Name ___ (ID)
Outdoor game
Price indicator
Touching game
"Touchy" game
"___, you're it!"
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Finishing touch on a diamond?
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Hanger in a clothing shop
It plays it
Touch while running
Windshield décor, at times
"You're it!" game
"You're it" game
"It" figures in this game
What it must do
Definition
TAG as a noun:
1. a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal
2. (rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter) = a small piece of cloth or paper
3. a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
4. (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
TAG as a verb:
1. (tag, label, mark) = attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
2. touch a player while he is holding the ball
3. provide with a name or nickname
4. (chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track) = go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
5. supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes