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Why is someone lost if he "doesn't have a clue"?

The original spelling of clue was C-L-E-W, and its forgotten definition is a ball of yarn or string.  A clew of string was unraveled as a guide out while entering an unfamiliar maze or a cave.  If you became lost, all you had to do was follow the string back to the point of origin.  In the modern cliche, if someone "doesn't have a clue", he is in the dark with no idea as to how get out of his dilemma.

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   Urban Dictionary: not have a clue

   
   

   
   

   https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?...not%20have%20a%20clue - Cached

   
   to not have a clue. to have no idea. to be lacking knowledge in said subject. ... is a complete Muppet and does not have a clue about anything computer related. ... The key difference between the two tools, though they have the same origins, i. ...
   

   
   
   
   


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