The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word PARAPHRASE
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More clues leading to the result PARAPHRASE
- Soldier dropping scraps, you say? Rewording found
- Use different words for average verbal altercations
- Reword speech of soldier on stage carrying spear finally
- Soldier and Sherpa on the move use other words
- Father hears unhappily about crime, put in other words
- Rapper has a new way to say the same things
- Interpret two bits of text
- Reword, perhaps badly, article artist penned
- Soldier gets stressed when mentioned in dispatches — put it in a different way
- Rapper has a strangely different form of expression
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The straight part
We know that "Use different words" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case use different words = paraphrase.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does PARAPHRASE mean?
PARAPHRASE noun- A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning.
- One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.
- To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase.