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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 3 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 26% | 15 | Finding a logical or sensible reason for something that was initially done without reason | |
3 | 26% | 13 | Characteristic that evolves for one reason but later provides an advantage for another reason | |
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We think the answer is "SEX" which means:
- noun
- • Activities associated with sexual intercourse
- • Either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
- • All of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
- • The properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles verb
- • To evoke sexual feelings
- • Tell the sex (of young chickens)
An example sentence would be:
- • "I had a discussion about safe sex with my partner."
- • "The sex of the protagonist in the story was deliberately kept ambiguous."
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