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abbreviation

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'form' is the definition.
(abbreviation is a kind of form)

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(Other definitions for abbreviation that I've seen before include "Shortening - above Britain (anag)" , "eg, may be one" , "A short word" , "RAF, for example" , "Shortened form of a word or phrase" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Globe and Mail.
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