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I would have never got lariat. Thanks Jackie. May I take this forward?
LARIAT
Clue: Eating crumbs made electra ill yet she insisted on following hansel and gretel.
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just following beck - word spelt out in part and described by the whole.

This is fun!

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How do I know if I'm on the right TRAIL

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An annoying change of letter.

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@ Jackie: Here are the two hidden clues-within-the-clue for changing "arial" to "lariat:"

WinthROP Educated me in the singuLAR: I ATe my words

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"I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous
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I got two wrong anagrams before I got IRATE.

Clue: The chapter rated the most relevant was the one that made the reader fear the worst.

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I >> E

RATED

Clue: Change one letter to arrive at...
"The limerick writer's inspiration (though all are not amused)"

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The first phrase is a straightforward definition for the word I'm looking for; in the phrase in parentheses there is an additional, hidden clue, spelled out.

Answer:
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ERATO

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The word is not 'rated'. I should have given the hint.
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the word and its synonym is spelt out across words.

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Aha! Then it is either:

I >> R

TERRA

or

I >> H

EARTH

And we'll need another clue to tell which is correct! Either way, my clues and word will still work out (which, in itself, is another clue)

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