All done to a point where I am happy to submit so I allowed myself to look in here although even after sleeping on it I still can’t parse the “Principles said....” clue.
I have a word meaning principles consisting of a word for “said” surrounded by an M and an S. I have to remove an N which I assume makes Man’s Ma’s. I guess removing the a for absolute gives M and S but where is the instruction of how to assemble them into the answer?