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Yes, burke is playable

...and is worth 13 points.

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"Burke" Definition

verb-transitive

To avoid; disregard: "To make The Tempest a tragic and depressing play he was willing to burke all the elements that made it the exact opposite” ( Robert M. Adams).
To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.
To suppress or extinguish quietly; stifle: burked the investigation by failing to reappoint the commission.

verb

To suppress quietly or indirectly .

biographical name

Edmund 1729–1797 British statesman & orator.

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