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Average javelin, in a way to say (8)

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parlance

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(Other definitions for parlance that I've seen before include "Manner of speaking peculiar to a specific group" , "Jargon" , "Conversation" , "Way of speaking" , "talk!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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