Like poorly applied foundation Crossword Clue

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APPLIED (adjective)
1. concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
FOUNDATION (noun)
1. education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
2. lowest support of a structure

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