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Joiner featured in a Shakespeare play, though not much at the start (3)

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and

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'joiner' is the definition.
('and' joins words together)

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(Other definitions for and that I've seen before include "it needs wholly positive input for positive result" , "A very common conjunction" , "It's used to connect words, clauses or sentences" , "Together with" , "Joiner or dandies" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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