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Happy Accident Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FLUKE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: FLUKE

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We think the answer is "FLUKE" which means:

    noun
  • • A stroke of luck
  • • A barb on a harpoon or arrow
  • • Flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
  • • Either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
  • • Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
  • verb
  • • To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance.
  • • To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "It was a fluke that i found my lost keys under the couch."
  • • "Her success in the competition was just a fluke; she had never practiced before."

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