I guess my throw-away def circus clown really stood out among the long mineral-related defs. When the first four players to vote favoured it, I had an inkling this would happen. The word for round 3174 shall be:
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COLATEC
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Please don't look up the word. Send a bogus definition to my gmail address, and let me know if you are DQ.
The deadline is 10am Sunday 13 June my time (NZDT) or:
Los Angeles, USA Saturday 12 June at 3pm
New York, USA Saturday 12 June at 6pm
London, United Kingdom Saturday 12 June at 11pm
Paris, France Saturday 12 June at midnight
(please check these times and adjust accordingly)