Authorization, informally Crossword Clue

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Authorization, informally Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

AUTHORIZATION (noun)
1. official permission or approval
2. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
INFORMALLY (adverb)
1. with the use of colloquial expressions

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