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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 37% | 7 | Prisoner granted credentials by another prisoner | |
3 | 36% | 5 | Word shortened from a three-word phrase that can be further shortened by dropping its first, fourth and fifth letters | |
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We think the answer is "GULAG" which means:
- noun
- • A russian prison camp for political prisoners verb
- • To force into this prison or a similar system.
An example sentence would be:
- • "Millions of people were sent to the gulag during stalin's rule in the soviet union."
- • "The gulag system was notorious for its harsh conditions and forced labor."
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