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WORDPLAY SUPER-SHORTENINGS

The 13 clues below all point to efficient “super-shortenings” of words at least three syllables longer. Answer each clue in the blanks provided. The circled letters, read in order, refer to another sort of shortening, made up of two supershortenings of itself. If you have enough vocab cred to ace this exam, congrats!

Deep cleanse ___ ___ ___ ⭕ ___

Experimentation station ⭕ ___ ___

Doc for a dachshund ___ ⭕ ___

Rounds ___ ___ ___ ⭕

Fitness center ___ ___ ⭕

Keto diet no-nos ___ ⭕ ___ ___ ___

Sales agent ⭕ ___ ___

Midnight snack source ___ ___ ___ ___ ⭕ ___

Campaign element ⭕ ___

Paid athlete ___ ⭕