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Mechanical repetition (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rote

'mechanical repetition' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rote that I've seen before include "By . . . . means by memory - that tore it" , "Way of learning" , "Mechanical procedure" , "Unthinking repetition" , "Learn by . . . . to have off by heart" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the L.A. Times Daily, the New York Times, the Universal, The Times and the USA Today.
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