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Initial
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Clue
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Answer
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A
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Minimally invasive surgery that uses a small camera to examine and repair damage inside a joint (11 letters)
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Arthroscopy
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B
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Island off the south coast of Florida, perhaps where 18th century prime minister William plays the role of a large policeman? (13)
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Big Coppitt Key
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C
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Snake named after a metal and a body part (10)
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Copperhead
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D
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A fan of collecting records and music (10)
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Discophile
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E
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Of or relating to a bishop (9)
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Episcopal
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F
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One who loves the land of Descartes and Voltaire (11)
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Francophile
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G
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Molecule which the body uses to build fibres; this one has an added prefix which is related to a certain type of sugar (12)
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Glucoprotein
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H
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Manoeuvrable flying machine which can go up vertically (10)
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Helicopter
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I
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X-ray device for detecting contraband articles (13)
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Inspectoscope
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J
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A fish which is always found in southern Africa (9)
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Jacopever
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K
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Optical tube containing mirrors and coloured glass, which allows fascinating patterns to be viewed (12)
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Kaleidoscope
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L
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Town on the plains of Argentina which the European Union gives backing to (8)
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Loncopué
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M
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The small text in software such as a website that guides users, eg. labels to explain buttons, and instructions (9)
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Microcopy
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N
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Not occupying the same surface or linear plane (11)
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Noncoplanar
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O
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Killer whale swallows large area of grass in Peruvian town (9)
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Orcopampa
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P
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Device used on submerged submarines to see what's above the surface (9)
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Periscope
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Q
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A type of aircraft with four rotors (10)
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Quadcopter
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R
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To make another identical version of (6)
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Recopy
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S
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Coffin associated with mummies in ancient Egypt (11)
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Sarcophagus
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T
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Instrument used for seeing far-off objects, especially in space (9)
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Telescope
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U
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Not able to have a certain patent protection applied to it (for creative works); this is the longest word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary with all its letters different (15)
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Uncopyrightable
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V
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Medical examining instrument which doesn't bear thinking about, especially if you're a woman (11)
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Vaginoscope
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W
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Another name one sometimes uses for American basswood, a type of linden tree (6)
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Wicopy
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X
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A genus of carpenter bees (8)
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Xylocopa
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Y
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A town in Colombia which can be said to be no. 1 (6)
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Yacopí
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Z
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Apparatus for determining the fermenting power of yeast; my clue for this one may be a bit backward (9)
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Zymoscope
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