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Typical daily deed relating to logical disputation (14)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

characteristic

'typical' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'daily deed relating to logical disputation' is the wordplay.
'daily' becomes 'char' (both can mean a cleaner).
'deed' becomes 'act' (an action).
'relating to logical disputation' becomes 'eristic' (eristic means relating to logic or argument).
'char'+'act'+'eristic'='CHARACTERISTIC'

(Other definitions for characteristic that I've seen before include "Typical of a particular person" , "Distinctive" , "Typical (of a person or thing)" , "Feature, quality" , "Trait" .)

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