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My first is what you can do if spotting flaws
My second is subjective and may begin a clause
My third may serve as an afternoon pause
My fourth endeavours to know the cause
What word am I?
My second is subjective and may begin a clause
My third may serve as an afternoon pause
My fourth endeavours to know the cause
What word am I?
Answer
the word "city"The ordinals (i.e. first, second, third, and fourth) refer to the ordinal positions of the letters of the answer word "city" (i.e. "c", "i", "t", and "y" respectively). These letters have the same sound as the words described by each clue, as follows:
Line 1: first letter - c/see - You can "see" if you are "spotting flaws".
Line 2: second letter - i/I - "I" is the first person singular "subjective" pronoun which "may begin a clause" in a sentence.
Line 3: third letter - t/tea - An "afternoon" tea break serves as a "pause".
Line 4: fourth letter - y/why - A question asking "why" "endeavours to know the cause" of something.
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