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Hypotenuse for example, adjacent! (9)

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alongside

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(Other definitions for alongside that I've seen before include "Adjacent to" , "Parallel to" , "Lying next to, as a boat might be" , "Lying close to" , "Side by side" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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