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Has yeti barely been seen up to now? (2,3)

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as yet

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'up to now?' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for as yet that I've seen before include "Up till now" , "Thus far" , "Up to this point in time" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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