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An ancient trumpet with a curved shape and shrill, clear tone (noun)

USA Today Rootonym clue · 7 letters · last seen July 13, 2026

Answer
CLARION
CLARION · 7 letters · puzzle shows CLAR***
The Root
CLARmeans “clear”

In a sentence: When riders heard the CLARION, they raced their horses across the field to locate a fox.

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “An ancient trumpet with a curved shape and shrill, clear tone (noun)” has the answer CLARION (7 letters), built on the root CLAR, which means “clear”. See the full July 13, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.