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Dogged attention to fallout from a number of fallacious claims (9)

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tenacious

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'dogged' is the definition.
(I know that dogged can be written as tenacious)

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(Other definitions for tenacious that I've seen before include "Keeping a firm hold" , "refusing to give up" , "Persistent in holding on" , "Holding fast" , "Determined" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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