Enescu Fleet
1. Such a long clue, and yet it seems that what you need is omitted.
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2. Look for something that's missing from the clue.
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3. Be very literal about it.
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4. There's a set of exactly 7 letters that one could add somewhere in this clue to make it whole.
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5. One word in the clue is abbreviated. Make it whole again.
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6. Congrat-ulation-s!
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7. Type ULATION (8528466).