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Can you complete this grid of letters. Each line is a valid 5-letter word with its first and last letter missing.
The missing letters form a word when read downwards, and the same word appears both at the start and at the end.
What is the missing word?
| L | U | R | ||
| A | D | A | ||
| A | G | L | ||
| L | P | H | ||
| R | U | I |
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Answer
The missing word is BREAD.
| B | L | U | R | B |
| R | A | D | A | R |
| E | A | G | L | E |
| A | L | P | H | A |
| D | R | U | I | D |
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