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Underlying reason (9)

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rationale

rootcause

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">underlying reason</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for rationale that I've seen before include "Logic, reasoning" , "explanation" , "grounds?" , "Underlying principle" , "Why regulate" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Universal, The Sun and the USA Today.
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