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noun • a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils | ||||||||
| 36% | 9 | A postulate or assumption that follows from another postulate or assumption | ||||||
noun • a practical consequence that follows naturally • (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition | ||||||||
| 28% | 12 | School category between grade school and high school | ||||||
noun • British school for children aged 7-11 | ||||||||
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DUNCESCAP which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DUNCESCAP
Updated: October 14, 2023
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