Superlative suffix (3 letters)

{ Answer }

EST

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Approx.
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Part of i.e.
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Body shop fig.
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N.Y. time zone
Plus-or-minus fig.
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Time-belt initials
Time-zone abbr.
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1970s self-improvement program
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N.Y.C. winter clock setting

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer EST is very common and appears about once every 26.8 puzzles.

{ Definition }

EST as a noun:

1. (Eastern Time, Eastern Standard Time, EST) = standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States