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One Stem, Three Pairs 3
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
Your challenge, should you undertake
Is to find three pairs I can make
I can be paired with something done
If so, we're a battle lost or won
I can be paired with an instance of pretense
If so, we are something having elegance
Paired with one who performs in a ring
We are one deemed to be amusing
The above three pairs stem from me
Have you a clue what I might be?
Is to find three pairs I can make
I can be paired with something done
If so, we're a battle lost or won
I can be paired with an instance of pretense
If so, we are something having elegance
Paired with one who performs in a ring
We are one deemed to be amusing
The above three pairs stem from me
Have you a clue what I might be?
Answer
I am the word "class".I can be paired with the three words "action", "act", and "clown" to form the following phrasal nouns:
class action - a (legal) battle lost or won
class act - something having elegance
class clown - one deemed to be amusing
All of the phrasal nouns consist of two words, each having a common first word, "class", and a different second word.
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