ABSENTIA

Set to 2 different clues across 2 published puzzles, most often “A defendant may be tried in it” — The New York Times, Sunday, 21 October 2007.

8 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

A defendant may be tried in itonce
The New York Times — Sunday, 21 October 2007
Some people are convicted in itonce
The New York Times — Friday, 10 December 1999