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The definition of a clue is something that helps solve a problem or mystery.

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An example of a clue is telling someone they're getting warmer when looking for a hidden gift.

See clue in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

something that leads out of a perplexity; esp., a fact or object that helps to solve a problem or mystery

Origin: var. of clew

transitive verb clued, cluing

to indicate by or as by a clue
☆ Informal to provide with the necessary information: often with in

See clue in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Something that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem or mystery.

transitive verb clued clued, clue·ing or clu·ing, clues

To give (someone) guiding information: Clue me in on what's happening.

Origin:

Origin: Variant of clew¹ (from Theseus's use of a ball of thread as a guide through the Cretan labyrinth)

noun

Variant of clew¹.

verb

Variant of clew¹.

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