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The Clue
Word elisions, as in "forecastle" to "fo'c'sle" (8 letter answer)
The Answer
SYNCOPES
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Notes
The answer SYNCOPES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Elisions
Swoons
Fainting spells
Phonetic contractions
Definition
SYNCOPE as a noun:
1. (faint, swoon, syncope, deliquium) = a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
2. (syncope, syncopation) = (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')