Whole I am cut,
In parts I come in threes.
First I am scarlet,
Second I am first,
Third I am an age,
Fourth I tell tales,
Fifth I have eaten,
Sixth I scatter.
What am I?
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I think the answer is
Lacerated
Whole I am cut,
The definition of lacerate is to make deep cuts in.
In parts I come in threes.
The rest of the clues correspond to three letter words.
First I am scarlet,
lac is a resinous substance secreted as a protective covering by the lac insect usually red in colour.
Second I am first,
ace is often used to represent one in cards (also can be both high and low card).
Third I am an age,
era is a long an distinct period of time, an age.
Fourth I tell tales,
rat can be sland for a person who is deceitful or disloyal by telling tales.
Fifth I have eaten,
ate is the past tense of eat.
Sixth I scatter.
ted means to turn and spread out.
answered Jul 29, 2016 at 16:31
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1$\begingroup$ Thank you, for me the key clues here were the 'fifth' and the 'Whole I am cut'. There weren't many other words I could think of to fit these and the rest of the puzzle slotted into place after that. $\endgroup$– hexominoCommented Jul 29, 2016 at 16:38