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A rooster used as a proper name in the beast epic "Reynard the Fox" (noun)

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USA Today Rootonym clue · 11 letters · last seen July 13, 2026

Answer
CHANTICLEER
CHANTICLEER · 11 letters · puzzle shows ******CLEER
The Root
CLEERmeans “clear”

In a sentence: During the Middle Ages, many stories were told and written about CHANTICLEER, a wise bird.

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The Rootonym clue “A rooster used as a proper name in the beast epic "Reynard the Fox" (noun)” has the answer CHANTICLEER (11 letters), built on the root CLEER, which means “clear”. See the full July 13, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.