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Wonderful piece of writing showing power? (11)
Guardian Cryptic #29998 by Pasquale · View full puzzle

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Definition: "showing power?"
This is a charade - two separate words or phrases are joined together to form the answer.
Break this into two parts: find a word meaning 'wonderful' and combine it with 'piece of writing'. The question mark after 'power' suggests the definition is cryptic or punning.
Answer: SUPERSCRIPT | SUPER (wonderful) + SCRIPT (piece of writing). A superscript shows mathematical power, like the ² in 10².
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