Reason For Action Crossword Clue

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	noun • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior • a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music • a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration adjective satellite • causing or able to cause motion • impelling to action
	28%	7		A reason for disciplinary action
	noun • a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces • the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
	26%	14		Thought or action based on reason
	noun • the quality of being consistent with or based on logic

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The Guardian Quick18 Dec 2007	Across 1
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	Clue	Source
1	Characteristic that evolves for one reason but later provides an advantage for another reason
2	False reason as justification for an action The Guardian Quick - 25 Feb 2005	The Guardian Quick / 25 Feb 2005
3	Finding a logical or sensible reason for something that was initially done without reason
4	Order to troops to prepare for action - reason may follow The Guardian Cryptic - 09 Feb 2004	The Guardian Cryptic / 09 Feb 2004
5	Prepares for action - reason may follow The Guardian Cryptic - 12 Aug 2002	The Guardian Cryptic / 12 Aug 2002
6	Reason Italian's back in action The Guardian Everyman - 16 Jan 2005	The Guardian Everyman / 16 Jan 2005
7	Reason may follow this order to prepare for action The Guardian Cryptic - 09 Apr 2007	The Guardian Cryptic / 09 Apr 2007

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