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What an adjective modifies (4)

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I believe the answer is:

noun

'what an adjective modifies' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for noun that I've seen before include "Substantive word" , "Word used as a name for something or person" , "Part of speech identifying a person, place or thing" , "Word identifying people, things, etc" , "Identifying word (common or proper)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal, the Newsday.com, the USA Today, the New York Times and the Universal.
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