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Read the excerpt from Early Victorian Tea Set.
Desire for the drink increased in the eighteenth century, but government taxes kept the price high, so a vigorous smuggling trade developed to avoid the excise duty.
The phrase “FILL THE BLANK
” acts as a synonym context clue to help the reader understand “excise duty.”
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Fill the blank with "government taxes."
Explanation: "Government taxes" appears earlier in the sentence and serves as a synonym context clue for "excise duty" (an official tax on certain goods).
Explanation: "Government taxes" appears earlier in the sentence and serves as a synonym context clue for "excise duty" (an official tax on certain goods).
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