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With more detail, finding lead later, to make a deduction (5)

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infer

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'make a deduction' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for infer that I've seen before include "Take or gather meaning from" , "Conclude by reasoning" , "Draw meaning from" , "Imply" , "come to a conclusion" .)

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