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Agreements with a twist in the tail — the work of a scholar? (8)

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treatise

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'work of a scholar?' is the definition.
'treatise' can be an answer for 'work' (I have seen 'formal work' mean 'treatise' so perhaps 'work' could also mean 'treatise'). I am not sure about the 'of a scholar?' bit.

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(Other definitions for treatise that I've seen before include "Academic composition" , "Disquisition" , "Learned work on particular subject" , "Written composition" , "Learned work formally dealing with a subject" .)

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