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Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of ________and many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)
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When words with the same spelling or pronunciation are used in such a way that they convey more than one meaning, the figure of speech involved is called a pun.
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