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Moderation
ultimately
cutting
it,
wet
acquiring
skills
(2,8)
Moderation ultimately cutting it, wet acquiring skills (2,8)
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How the clue works
Look at acquiring skills — that's your definition. "Moderation ultimately" gives you N (the last letter of "moderatioN"), and that cuts into it, giving you I-N-T. Then wet, meaning RAINING, follows straight after, and the whole thing strings together as IN TRAINING.