ADJECTIVE: "often used figuratively for someone or something notably or unexpectedly...absent" Crossword Clue

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ADJECTIVE: "often used figuratively for someone or something notably or unexpectedly...absent" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

UNEXPECTEDLY (adverb)
1. without advance planning
2. in a way that was not expected
ADJECTIVE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
ADJECTIVE (noun)
1. a word that expresses an attribute of something
2. the word class that qualifies nouns

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