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Abridged Plain Words Copy Editor Outlawed Crossword Clue

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adjective satellite

• excluded from use or mention

39%10Abridged copy of a publication
noun

• a shortened version of a written work

35%7 The work of a copy editor
noun

• putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form

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