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Seriousness that makes things fall (7)

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gravity

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'seriousness' is the definition.
(gravity can mean seriousness or urgency)

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(Other definitions for gravity that I've seen before include "Importance; a natural force" , "Pulling power" , "weight" , "Seriousness - attractive force" , "It causes objects to fall to the ground when dropped" .)

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