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crofter | 12:25 Tue 20th Nov 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Cryptic Clue:

Response to editing left out a large number (8)

Letters so far are R-A-T-O-

The answer surely is REACTION, but what is the wordplay?
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redaction = editing ... leave out D = 500
12:28 Tue 20th Nov 2007
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re(d)action
12:30 Tue 20th Nov 2007
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Thanks to you both ~ that's my new word of the day!
12:32 Tue 20th Nov 2007
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I think you've mentioned on here that foreign languages are not your strong point, but they do have their uses!! I think I'd be right to say that redacteur (french - sorry - can't do the accent) & Redakteur (german) are the normal everyday words for editor in their respective countries.
12:41 Tue 20th Nov 2007

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