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Gore and Eisenhower are similar (5)

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alike

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'are similar' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'gore and eisenhower' is the wordplay.
'gore' becomes 'al' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'eisenhower' becomes 'Ike' (Ike was a nickname of President Dwight Eisenhower).
'al'+'ike'='ALIKE'

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(Other definitions for alike that I've seen before include "Similar, analogous" , "Equally" , "Dull pain" , "In a similar way" , "Resembling each other" .)

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