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"word": "losskakel"
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],
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"word": "first five-eighth"
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"sense": "rugby position",
"word": "losskakel"
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{
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"sense": "rugby position",
"tags": [
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"word": "mig d'obertura"
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"sense": "rugby position",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "útoková spojka"
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"word": "demi d’ouverture"
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"sense": "rugby position",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Verbindungshalb"
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"sense": "rugby position",
"tags": [
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"word": "mediano d'apertura"
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"sense": "rugby position",
"word": "topatahi"
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"sense": "rugby position",
"tags": [
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"word": "łącznik ataku"
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"sense": "rugby position",
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"word": "medio de apertura"
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