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Yes, excuse is playable

...and is worth 17 points.

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"Excuse" Definition

noun

A note explaining an absence.
A reason or grounds for excusing: Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law.
An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness.
Informal An inferior example: a poor excuse for a poet; a sorry excuse for a car.
The act of excusing.

idiom

Excuse me Used to acknowledge and ask forgiveness for an action that could cause offense.
Excuse me Used to request that a statement be repeated.

verb-transitive

To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense: She excused herself for being late.
To explain (a fault or an offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood: He arrived late and excused his tardiness in a flimsy manner.
To free, as from an obligation or duty; exempt: In my state, physicians and lawyers are excused from jury duty.
To give permission to leave; release: The child ate quickly and asked to be excused.
To grant pardon to; forgive: We quickly excused the latecomer.

verb

To make apology for.
To try to remove blame from.
To forgive entirely or disregard as of trivial import regard as excusable .
To grant exemption or release to .
To allow to leave .

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