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Puzzle ZLIA 



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Below are thirteen 5-letter words, each of which has had two of its letters removed.

In total, these 26 letters are A to Z.

The remaining letters in each word are in the correct order.

There are no words that are spelled differently based on location (favour / favor, etc) and there are no plurals.

Can you find the original words?
ape bae bod anc roe ell ray buc ora umb sua lol ges

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Answer
ape + pl = apple bae + rk = brake bod + xe = boxed anc + mi = manic roe + fz = froze ell + dw = dwell ray + gv = gravy buc + nh = bunch ora + cb = cobra umb + jo = jumbo sua + qt = squat lol + ya = loyal ges + us = guess
or
ape + ml = maple bae + rk = brake bod + xe = boxed anc + pi = panic roe + fz = froze ell + sw = swell ray + gv = gravy buc + nh = bunch ora + cb = cobra umb + jo = jumbo sua + qd = squad lol + ya = loyal ges + ut = guest

 

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