Basic principle Crossword Clue

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RUDIMENT

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(noun)
1. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PRINCIPLE (noun)
1. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
2. rule of personal conduct
BASIC (adjective)
1. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
2. serving as a base or starting point
BASIC (noun)
1. (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
2. a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner’s all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

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RUDIMENT
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