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CLUE , or CLEw (O . Eng. cluwe), originally a See also: ball of thread or wool, the thread of See also: life, which, according to the See also: fable, the Fates spin for every See also: man
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The ordinary figurative meaning, a piece of evidence leading to See also: discovery, or a sign pointing to the right track, is derived from the See also: story of See also: Theseus, who was guided through the labyrinth by the ball of thread held by See also: Ariadne
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