"Care to explain?" Crossword Clue

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EXPLAIN (verb)
1. serve as a reason or cause or justification of
2. make plain and comprehensible
CARE (verb)
1. prefer or wish to do something
2. be concerned with
CARE (noun)
1. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

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