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clue

noun [C]
 
 
/kluː/

Definition

B2 a sign or some information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery: Police are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl. I'm never going to guess the answer if you don't give me a clue.Solving and solutions
(Definition of clue noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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