clew \ˈklü\ noun: 1. a ball of thread, yarn or cord, 2. clue
Etymology: Middle English clewe, from Old English cliewen; akin to Old High German kliuwa ball
A clue is named for a clew because a clue leads one through a maze of difficulties to the solution of a problem just as a clew led Theseus out of the Minotaur’s labyrinth as he unwound the thread.
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