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Yes, instinct is playable

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"Instinct" Definition

noun

A powerful motivation or impulse.
An inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli: the spawning instinct in salmon; altruistic instincts in social animals.
An innate capability or aptitude: an instinct for tact and diplomacy.
A largely inheritable and unalterable tendency of an organism to make a complex and specific response to environmental stimuli without involving reason.
Behavior that is mediated by reactions below the conscious level.

adjective

Deeply filled or imbued: words instinct with love.
Obsolete Impelled from within.
Profoundly imbued .
Impelled by an inner or animating or exciting agency.

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