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Puzzle ZIJL 



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Below are thirteen 5-letter words, each of which has had two of its letters removed.

In total, these 26 letters are A to Z.

The remaining letters in each word are in the correct order.

There are no words that are spelled differently based on location (favour / favor, etc) and there are no plurals.

Can you find the original words?
aae ave uie gon pot vie act met bep uge lan rae bon

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Answer
aae + mz = amaze ave + br = brave uie + qt = quiet gon + wa = wagon pot + iv = pivot vie + xn = vixen act + yh = yacht met + co = comet bep + le = bleep uge + jd = judge lan + fk = flank rae + gp = grape bon + us = bonus

 

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