Knockout Over The Abyss Wherein Is Brevity Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • the shell around the kernel of a nut
	30%	11		System wherein the community as a whole holds control over resources and decision-making
	noun • the practice of communal living and common ownership • loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole
	30%	10		Concept of political organization wherein multiple levels of government coexist and exert authority over the same territory and people
	noun • the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units

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The Guardian Cryptic12 Jul 2012	Down 17
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