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It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

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The hardest find for me was ARUGULA, which I know in the UK as rocket.

Arugula is, along with two other plants with four syllables pomegranate and radicchio something I never finish.

I like all three but I can also very easily live without them.

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AVOCADO, on the other hand, I cant live without.

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