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   Clue

   /klo͞o/

   

   noun

   • 1. a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery: "police officers are still searching for clues" Similar hintindicationsignsignalpointerguidesuggestionintimationtraceindicatorleadtiptip-offpiece of evidencepiece of information
   • ▪ a fact or idea that serves as a guide or aid in a task or problem: "archaeological evidence can give clues about the past" Similar hintindicationsignsignalpointerguidesuggestionintimationtraceindicatorleadtiptip-offpiece of evidencepiece of information
   • 2. a verbal formula giving an indication as to what is to be inserted in a particular space in a crossword or other puzzle: "a long-pondered clue in a half-completed crossword" Similar questionproblempuzzleriddleposerconundrumcryptic clue

   verb

   • 1. inform someone about a particular matter: informal "Stella had clued her in about Peter"

   Word Origin late Middle English: variant of clew. The original sense was ‘a ball of thread’; hence one used to guide a person out of a labyrinth. clue (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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