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What led to the growth of cities badly invited rural solution (10,10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

industrial revolution

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'what led to the growth of cities badly invited rural solution' is the definition.
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'badly invited rural solution' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters (letters in the wrong order).
'invited'+'rural'+'solution'='invitedruralsolution'
'invitedruralsolution' anagrammed gives 'INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION'.

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(Other definitions for industrial revolution that I've seen before include "Changes pioneered by British" , "Rapid social changes, starting in Britain from about 1760" .)

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