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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PARTICULAR which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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199%10Exact Match!
215%4 Inauguration detail
315%5Detail

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "PARTICULAR" which means:

    noun
  • • A fact about some part (as opposed to general)
  • • A small part that can be considered separately from the whole
  • • (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
  • adjective satellite
  • • Unique or specific to a person or thing or category
  • • Separate and distinct from others of the same group or category
  • • Surpassing what is common or usual or expected
  • • First and most important
  • • Exacting especially about details
  • • Providing specific details or circumstances
  • adjective
  • • Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
  • • Specific; discrete; concrete.
  • • Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
  • • Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
  • • Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
  • • Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.
  • • Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
  • • Containing a part only; limited.
  • • Holding a particular estate.
  • • Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She has a particular way of organizing her books."
  • • "I need a particular type of screwdriver for this job."

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