What word most logically goes in the brackets:
SAFE [FAST] MALT
OUST [----] FLAW
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Hint
The answer is in the words given.
Answer
SLOW.
Reasoning
Take the third letter of the first word
+ the second letter of the second word
+ plus the first letter of the first word
+ plus the fourth letter of the second word.
Double-Checking
3-1- [1234] -2-4
S-F- [FAST] -A-T
O-S- [SLOW] -L-W
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