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Using saws right to crack pistachio nuts (10)

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aphoristic

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'using saws right to crack pistachio nuts' is the definition.
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'right to crack pistachio nuts' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'to crack' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters crack into others).
'nuts' indicates anagramming the letters (nuts can mean crazy).
'pistachio' with letters rearranged gives 'aphoistic'.
'r' put into 'aphoistic' is 'APHORISTIC'.

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(Another definition for aphoristic that I've seen is " Like a saw".)

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