Firm With A Woman In Order To Beat A Problem Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a difficult problem
	28%	13		A pattern in which the solution to a problem creates another problem, leading back to the original problem
	noun • one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first • an argument that assumes that which is to be proved
	27%	11		Accenting a weak beat instead of a strong beat
	noun • (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') • a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat • music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm

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The Guardian Cryptic05 May 2003	Down 6
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