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Those articles tawdry, primarily? (3)

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tat

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'those articles tawdry primarily?' is the definition.
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'those articles tawdry primarily?' is the wordplay.
'primarily?' indicates taking the first letters (I've seen 'primarily' mean this).
The initial letters of 'those articles tawdry' is 'TAT'.

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(Other definitions for tat that I've seen before include "Shoddy article" , "piece of needlework?" , "Make lace using a small shuttle" , "Tasteless articles" , "Worthless items" .)

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