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Below are seven clues to seven words.

When arranged in the correct order, longest to shortest, each word is an anagram of the previous word with a letter removed.

capital of France snake long root vegetable single article twisted ankle coarse file equally

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Hint
The answer to 'long root vegetable' is the longest word.

Answers
parsnip = long root vegetable
sprain  = twisted ankle
Paris   = capital of France
rasp    = coarse file
asp     = snake
as      = equally
a       = single article

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