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A Tyobrien riddle of the week:

With three, I’m an animal
With four, I’m a cloth
With five, I’m a scene
With all six, I’m set free

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With three I'm an animal

ape

With four I'm a cloth

cape

With five I'm a scene

scape

With all six I'm set free

escape

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I think you are

pantou.

With three, I’m an animal

Pan is a genus consisting of chimpanzees and bonobos.

With four, I’m a cloth

A pant is one leg of a pair of pants, which is a garment/cloth.

With five, I’m a scene

A panto is a pantomime, a type of stage production.

With all six, I’m set free

Pantou, spelled in Greek as παντού, means "everywhere".

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    $\begingroup$ That seems quite complicated $\endgroup$ Feb 23, 2020 at 8:48
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    $\begingroup$ Indeed, but it's all I could think of so far. $\endgroup$ Feb 23, 2020 at 8:52

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