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clue

[kloo] noun, verb, clued, clu⋅ing.
–noun
1. anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
2. clew (defs. 1–4, 6, 12).
–verb (used with object)
3. to direct or point out by a clue.
4. clew (def. 7).
5. clue in,
a. to provide with useful or reliable information: Clue us in on how these forms are to be filled out.
b. to make familiar or aware: Has she been clued in about the rules of this office?

Origin:
var. sp. of clew


1. sign, hint, trace, evidence, mark, key.
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Word Origin & History

clue 
phonetic variant of clew (q.v.) "a ball of thread or yarn," with reference to the one Theseus used as a guide out of the Labyrinth. The purely figurative sense of "that which points the way" is from 1628. Clueless is from 1862.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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