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Studious Nonsense Keeps One Following Authority Crossword Clue

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99%7Exact Match!
adjective satellite

• characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading

25%5Keeps quiet authority
noun

• one chap's arbitrary assertion

• an authoritative declaration

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

25%11 The quality of being studious and inclined to reading
noun

• exaggerated studiousness

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