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Lack of wisdom I test in statement of denial (7)

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naivety

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(Other definitions for naivety that I've seen before include "artlessness" , "Quality of excessive simplicity or innocence" , "Inexperience" , "Lack of sophistication or worldliness" , "Ingenuousness" .)

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