Clue
Clue noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
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Understanding and clue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead a noun "Clue".
Understanding
Understanding noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.
Clue and understanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clue" instead a noun "Understanding".
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- After the above situation, falling ratings, and finally understanding that the fans did not want another John Cena, the company finally got a clue and started booking Reigns correctly.
Source: Author's Saving Throw -
A major clue is that they randomly mixed elements from several different tribes in a way that indicated they had no actual understanding of what they were doing, and in fact they turned out to be clueless white kids following a madman.
Source: Series / Criminal Minds - On the other hand, such an understanding may also lead one in a particular situation to realize that certain coincidences are extremely unlikely, and the apparent coincidence is a clue rather than a coincidence.
Source: There Are No Coincidences
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