"musta" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: Written form of a reduction of must have. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} musta, {{en-cont}} musta
  1. (colloquial) Contraction of must have. Wikipedia link: reduction (linguistics) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: must have Synonyms: must’ve Related terms: coulda, hadda, shoulda, woulda, mighta, oughta
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          "text": "He musta guessed. There's no other explanation.",
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          "text": "I ran out the kitchen and down the narrow hallway. I passed a staircase on my right that led to the apartment upstairs where T.C. and Miss Lady lived. I'd never been invited up there but I had a colorful picture in my little head about how grand it musta been.",
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