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Skill acquired in regular teaching (3)

Ross

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art

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'skill' is the definition.
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'in regular teaching' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ART' is hidden in the letters of 'regular teaching'.

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(Other definitions for art that I've seen before include "For example, Blakey's creative" , "Trickery" , "Works of creative imagination" , "Work such as paintings or sculptures" , "Expertise" .)

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