Apt letters missing from ret_ _ement pl_n Crossword Clue

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Apt letters missing from ret_ _ement pl_n Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
2. a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LETTERS (noun)
1. scholarly attainment
2. the literary culture
MISSING (adjective)
1. nonexistent
2. not able to be found

Hint 3: Anagram

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