The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DEDUCE
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More clues leading to the result DEDUCE
- To work out, I’d bend muscles at regular intervals
- Draw two picking up diamonds
- Conclude being educated not at fault
- Infer two diamonds held
- Conclude it’s a nasty deed, admitted copper, being upset
- Work out 2÷500?
- Reason to eliminate leader?
- Work out tennis score divided by five hundred
- Draw tailless bird surrounded by river
- Gather Scottish course is detaining French duke
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What does DEDUCE mean?
DEDUCE verb- To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.
- To take away; to deduct; to subtract.
- (Latinism) To lead forth.