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What word most logically goes in the brackets:
safe [fast] malt
oust [----] flaw
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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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