Spring

[rettingr]

Wow, over a month without a puzzle...

Think of a six letter "spring" word such that when you remove three of its letters, you are left with only one.

[HansV]

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Take the word BOUNCE. Remove the B, U and C. ONE remains.

[Leif]

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B O U N C E
take away
B U C
and you are left with
O N E

?

[Leif]

Spoiler

Take the word BOUNCE. Remove the B, U and C. ONE remains.

Oi! Give us mere mortals a chance!

[rettingr]

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Take the word BOUNCE. Remove the B, U and C. ONE remains.

for you by beating Leif by 1 minute... And you could use the alternate word beginning with "P".

[StuartR]

...And you could use the alternate word beginning with "P".

He did, that was how he managed to get his post in just before Leif.

[wasbit]

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Easter
By removing various numbers of letters, not just three, & keeping the corrct order, you can get:
A
Eat
Eater
East
Ease
Aster

[Xarlor]

So I came across this puzzle today in my Page-A-Day calendar. My mind works in odd ways and I came up with:

Spoiler

POLLEN
You have to rearrange OEN, but seeing how this calendar is loaded with anagram-type puzzles, I was sure I had the correct answer. Drat, foiled again!

[HansV]

Still, a clever solution. Welcome to Eileen's Lounge!