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Crude image or representation of someone disliked or hated (noun)

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Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “Crude image or representation of someone disliked or hated (noun)”? The solution is EFFIGY, a 6-letter word built on the root FIG (“make, form, feign, shape”). It appeared in the October 18, 2026 (Sunday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.

Answer
EFFIGY
**FIG*FIGmeans “make, form, feign, shape”
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In a sentence

An aggressive, partisan group burned an EFFIGY of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “Crude image or representation of someone disliked or hated (noun)” has the answer EFFIGY (6 letters), built on the root FIG, which means “make, form, feign, shape”. Browse the full October 18, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.

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