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Query after knives stuck in butter churned on truck (2,2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

et tu brute

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'query after knives stuck' is the definition.
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'butter churned on truck' is the wordplay.
'churned' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'churning' mean this).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'truck' becomes 'ute' (Australian abbreviation for utility vehicle).
'butter' with letters rearranged gives 'ettubr'.
'ettubr'+'ute'='ET TU BRUTE?'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for et tu brute that I've seen before include "Caesar's dying words" , "Caesar's reported words on being stabbed" , "Caesar's (supposed) (almost) last words" , "Julius Caesar's last words to Brutus, according to Shakespeare" , "You've let me down" .)

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