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"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Archie.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Archie.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Archie.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Archie.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Archie.wav.ogg",
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],
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}
],
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{
"sense": "anti-aircraft artillery",
"word": "archie"
}
],
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}
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