Usual Practice Of One Missile Turning Into Dud

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		Letters	Answer	Clue
	99%	9		Exact Match!
noun • an inherited pattern of thought or action • a specific practice of long standing
	39%	10		Dud, Dud, Neil, Rod and Pam
noun • a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
	37%	6		A dud, as a firework
noun • a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) • a complete failure verb • end weakly

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	Clue	Source
1	According to usual practice The Guardian Quick - 21 Dec 2007	The Guardian Quick / 21 Dec 2007
2	A dud, as a firework
3	A real dud
4	Dud, Dud, Neil, Rod and Pam The Guardian Cryptic - 25 May 2004	The Guardian Cryptic / 25 May 2004
5	Practice, practice, practice New York Times - 12 Jan 2006	New York Times / 12 Jan 2006
6	Rehydrate food (anag) — it's the usual practice The Guardian Quick - 30 May 2022	The Guardian Quick / 30 May 2022
7	Usual practice New York Times - 02 May 2020	New York Times / 02 May 2020

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