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The many points subjected to variations (6)

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themes

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'subjected to variations' is the definition.
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'the many points' is the wordplay.
'many' becomes 'm' (Roman numeral for a thousand).
'points' becomes 'es' (E is an example).
'the'+'m'+'es'='THEMES'

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(Other definitions for themes that I've seen before include "Subjects or unifying ideas" , "Recurrent ideas" , "items proposed for discussion" , "Subject matters, motifs" , "Motifs, subjects" .)

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