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plural clues
(now rare) A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide. quotations
she had even had in the past a small smug conviction that in the domestic labyrinth she always kept the clue.
1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. examples
An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence. examples
Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick) examples
third-person singular simple present clues, present participle cluing or clueing, simple past and past participle clued
To provide with a clue. examples
To provide someone with information which he or she lacks (often used with "in" or "up"). quotations examples
I stared into my mind for some image to clue me what to say but I saw only blackness there.
2014, John Macgregor, The Antibiography of Ian Mcnulty
Alternative form of clew quotations examples
If the lee-side of the sail were clued up, the risk would be small compared with what it would be were the sheet nearly aft and the whole sail full of wind on starting the tack.
1864, John McNeill Boyd, A Manual for Naval Cadets, page 444