Taking the plunge Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

PLUNGE (verb)
1. cause to be immersed
2. begin with vigor
PLUNGE (noun)
1. a brief swim in water
2. a steep and rapid fall
TAKING (adjective)
1. very attractive; capturing interest
TAKING (noun)
1. the act of someone who picks up or takes something

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DIVINING

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35. Approach to upbringing that dissuades upbraiding

39. Dadaist collagist Hannah

40. Got into, as a bag of chips

41. Elizabethan and Jacobean, e.g.

42. Instruction to one getting a back tattoo, say

44. Perfect score or half a score

45. Homer’s ‘wine-dark’ sea

47. Takes off the market

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53. Reach followers in real time

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59. Washington post?

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53. Reduced weight?

54. Org. for residents

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