Caught off base? Crossword Clue

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Caught off base? Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. bearing or marked with a label or tag

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BASE (noun)
1. a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
2. lowest support of a structure
BASE (adjective)
1. of low birth or station (`base’ is archaic in this sense)
2. illegitimate
BASE (verb)
1. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
2. use as a basis for; found on
OFF (verb)
1. kill intentionally and with premeditation
OFF (adverb)
1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth’ is obsolete)
2. at a distance in space or time
OFF (adjective)
1. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
2. in an unpalatable state

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
GADGET

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40. Alive and __

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69. Even

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