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kayte

18th March 2014, 17:35
49A Ring character on staff - not a westerner (10)
o-c-d-n-a-
Got the answer as occidental but just can't see why!
Would really appreciate an explanation.
Thanks
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albert

18th March 2014, 17:38
An accidental note may be written on a music staff.
O, and [a]ccidental.
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chrise

18th March 2014, 17:39
.............well, occidental = western, hence westerner (as oriental can be both adjective and noun), but.............?
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chrise

18th March 2014, 17:39
Very good, albert
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kayte

18th March 2014, 17:48
Many thanks Albert and Chrise, I wouldn't have got that in a hundred years!
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