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[henlowgirl]

In favour of person helping to promote rapid growth pro---e-a-I-o-n thanks in advance

[dannyk13]

Proliferation

[fiction-factory]

Yes, proliferation if you have a couple of extra blanks in error

[fiction-factory]

I can't fully parse it though- is it teh exact full clue?

[dannyk13]

Yes FF
Pro life (in favour of a person) +ration(helping)

[sedge47]

PRO (for) + LIFE (person, as in 'no life was lost in the crash') + RATION (helping)

[fiction-factory]

thanks- it was the 'helping' i couldn't see. Obvious now

[fiction-factory]

actually I assumed the ration bit had to define the 'helping to promote' as I thought main definition of proliferation was 'rapid growth'

[dannyk13]

It is FF. Proliferation = rapid growth.

[fiction-factory]

Yes, so is the" to promote" bit just padding? I'm still trying to learn how some setters work

[fiction-factory]

>I can't fully parse it though- is it the exact full clue?

Actually the clue wan't right, danny- it seems the DT clue says produce not promote

[dannyk13]

True- but even if it was promote it would still parse as one definition o promote is 'to bring about'