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   claret

   /ˈklarət/

   noun

   • 1. a red wine from Bordeaux, or wine of a similar character made elsewhere: "a passable bottle of claret"
   • ▪ a deep purplish-red colour.
   • ▪ blood.

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally denoting a light red or yellowish wine, as distinct from a red or white): from Old French (vin) claret and medieval Latin claratum (vinum) ‘clarified (wine)’, from Latin clarus ‘clear’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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