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@Jon 4 - sorry but not seeing "setback" as a def and "lay" related to Scotland?

Sorry Jon - missed your tweak - still not seeing def as part of Scotland?

@Paul “parts of Scotland” is the definition. A Scottish burgh is called a Royalty, so Royalties (one can assume) are parts of Scotland.
Lay, as a synonym for set (e.g. a table), is part of the wordplay

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@Jon - that’s what I figured but a quick search didn’t yield anything to confirm it! Good to know.

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