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The first letters of the words are: T, C, C, G, T, B, S, B, D, G.

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----rem = theorem ----oct = concoct ----pso = calypso ----dma = grandma ----edo = torpedo ----rre = bizarre ----sfy = satisfy ----ott = boycott ----hma = drachma ----dpa = grandpa

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The first letters of the words are: W, O, B, H, D, F, C, N, H, D.

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wat + erf + all = waterfall
ove + rbo + ard = overboard
ban + dst + and = bandstand
hai + rbr + ush = hairbrush
dif + fer + ent = different
fis + her + man = fisherman
con + duc + tor = conductor
new + spa + per = newspaper
hea + dli + ght = headlight
dra + gon + fly = dragonfly

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The question contains the answer.

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FOOT.

Take the first letter of the second word
   + the first letter of the first word
   + the second letter of the first word
   + the last letter of the second word.

Double-Checking
23-- [1234] 1--4
EA-- [HEAD] H--D
OO-- [FOOT] F--T

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One of the words is clockwise.

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foo + tpr + int = footprint
som + ewh + ere = somewhere
pin + eap + ple = pineapple
tec + hni + que = technique
ref + ere + nce = reference
pro + fes + sor = professor
bio + gra + phy = biography
clo + ckw + ise = clockwise
bar + ome + ter = barometer