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% replaces any number of letters (la% - lake, lamp)_ replaces one letter (ca_ - car, cat)

Crossword clue for "HALFPAST"

HALFPAST: Mid-hour; Thirty after the hour; :30; 1:30 or 2:30, e.g.; Time for a chime, perhaps; Mid-hour (first 3 letters + last 1)