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Rules for forming proper sentences (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

syntax

(Other definitions for syntax that I've seen before include "Rules governing formation of words into sentences etc" , "Rules governing the use of words" , "Grammatical word structure in sentences" , "Grammatical construction" , "The rules governing words arrangements" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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