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Cleft

/klˈɛft/
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(noun) An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.

O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain.
Tom has a cleft lip.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sheep was caught in a small ____ between two large rocks.

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