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Yes, clew is playable

...and is worth 11 points.

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"Clew" Definition

noun

A ball of yarn or thread.
Chiefly British Variant of clue1.
Greek Mythology The ball of thread used by Theseus to find his way out of the labyrinth.
Nautical A metal loop attached to the lower corner of a sail.
Nautical One of the two lower corners of a square sail.

verb-transitive

Nautical To raise the lower corners of (a square sail) by means of clew lines. Used with up.
To roll or coil into a ball.

verb

To roll into a ball.
To haul (a sail) up or down by ropes through the .

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