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Hidden Clue Vocabulary #3

Each box contains five words of increasing length which start with the same three letters.
Clues are hidden until the previous answer has been solved. Can you solve them all?
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Clue
#
Answer
Cease-fire
5
Truce
School absentee
6
Truant
Brass instrument
7
Trumpet
To cut short
8
Truncate
Police baton
9
Truncheon
 
Clue
#
Answer
Journal
5
Diary
Baby's nappy
6
Diaper
Regional speech
7
Dialect
On a slant
8
Diagonal
Doctor's verdict
9
Diagnosis
Clue
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Answer
Public meeting
5
Forum
To graze for food
6
Forage
Infant's drink
7
Formula
Castle; citadel
8
Fortress
Xenophobe's fear
9
Foreigner
 
Clue
#
Answer
Jazz or Classical, eg.
5
Music
Cotton fabric
6
Muslin
Small, hardy horse
7
Mustang
Chanterelle, eg.
8
Mushroom
One of Dumas' trio
9
Musketeer
 
Clue
#
Answer
Written defamation
5
Libel
Sexual desire
6
Libido
Freedom
7
Liberty
Text of an opera
8
Libretto
Book custodian
9
Librarian
 
Clue
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Answer
Happen; take place
5
Occur
Inhabit; reside in
6
Occupy
To block off
7
Occlude
The West
8
Occident
Supernatural practices
9
Occultism
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2 Comments
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Level 54
Nov 1, 2023
i dont get how occultism was the least guessed answer; i have never heard of some of the more guessed words like truant, forage, truncate, libretto, truncheon
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Level 79
Aug 1, 2025
I thought of 'occult,' but couldn't figure out a 9 letter variation that is plural. The clue needs to be rewritten to remove the plural.