Font There but Not

I have a particular font, visible in the Fonts folder (in Library). That font will not show up in FontBook or even Spotlight! AND, it won't appear in my font lists (such as in InDesign or Word, or anything)!
I've tried "validating file" within FontBook, but I'm now stuck...
Help?
Thanks!
-Aaron

Hullo Aaron:
I'm no systems techie, so this might be a naive question:
But is your font actually installed to Font Book and the font panel?
To check this, if you haven't already, and since you know where the font is, just double click on its file. This brings up a Font Book linked panel, which will either tell you the font is installed, or offer you the option to install it.
It's not enough for a font to just be on your system, even in the right place.
It has to be "installed" for the system to see it. Generally system installation does this for the fonts it provides, but not for others, and a partial installation or archive reinstall can also leave provided fonts still needing this operation. Similarly some fonts you download do this for you, but if you transfer them to another system you have to do it for them.
Sorry if you've checked this already, but otherwise try it. It's harmless. The worst that can happen is that if you've got a second copy of a font installed from elsewhere, there'll be a duplicate to resolve.
Good luck.

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