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Waded, not initially puzzled (6)

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addled

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(Other definitions for addled that I've seen before include "Befuddled" , "Confused, mixed up like bad egg" , "Of egg, rotten and producing no chick" , "Mentally confused, muddled" , "Lost" .)

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