A Slight Incoherence In Speech Crossword Clue

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	noun • (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato • a disparaging remark • a blemish made by dirt verb • play smoothly or legato • speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur • utter indistinctly • become vague or indistinct
	35%	8		Incoherence and lack of logical progression in speech
	noun • impaired ability to express ideas verbally; usually resulting from difficulties of reasoning (as in feeblemindedness or certain psychoses)
	35%	10		Incoherence of thought or speech
	noun • (grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause. • Intentional use of such a structure.

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The Guardian Cryptic14 Jan 2008	Down 8
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