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noun
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anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
2.
clew (defs. 1–4, 6, 12).
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Clues
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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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?
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Etymonline
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 1620s.
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