Today's clue:
Sacred staff reportedly emphasizing the entire thing (8)
Its solution: HOLISTIC ("HOLY STICK")
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இன்று காலை வெளியான வெடி: ஒரு கருத்தால் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட கூட்டம் கலையும் முன்பே மெதுவாகத் தொடங்கிப் பூசு (3) அதற்கான விடை: ஒரு கருத்தால் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட கூட்டம் = குழு மெதுவாகத் தொடங்கி = மெ மெழுகு = மெ + குழு இவ்வெடிக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்ட விடைகளை இங்கே காணலாம்.
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********************** Merriam-Webster on
Definition of
*staff*
noun
a pole, *stick* , rod, or bar used as a support or as a sign of authority, the staff of a flag, a bishop's staff.
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_Sacred staff reportedly emphasizing the entire thing (8)_
_Sacred_ = *holy*
_staff_ = *stick*
_reportedly_ = indigator for *similar-sounding words* , as *holy* could be *holi* and *stick* could be also *stic*
_emphasizing the entire thing_
= *holi + stic*
= *holistic*
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The definition of *holistic* is relating to the idea that things should be studied as a whole and not just as a sum of their parts. An example of holistic is health care that focuses on the health of the *entire* body and mind and not just parts of the body alone.
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My philosophy comes from a worldview that looks at the world as one. It's a holistic view that sees the world as interconnected and interdependent and integrated in so many different ways, which informs my politics.
Dennis Kucinich
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_The performance of a music director should be judged in a holistic manner, which includes songs as well as background score._
*Ilaiyaraaja*
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