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Iraqi construction of phonetics translated with cunning (9,4)

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I believe the answer is:

ctesiphon arch

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'iraqi construction' is the definition.
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'phonetics translated with cunning' is the wordplay.
'translated' is an anagram indicator.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'cunning' becomes 'arch' (I've seen this before).
'phonetics' with letters rearranged gives 'ctesiphon'.
'ctesiphon'+'arch'='CTESIPHON ARCH'

'of' acts as a link.

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