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Yes, ought is playable

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"Ought" Definition

noun

Variant of aught2.
Moral obligation.

verb

Obsolete A past participle of owe.

auxiliary-verb

Used to indicate advisability or prudence: You ought to wear a raincoat.
Used to indicate desirability: You ought to have been there; it was great fun.
Used to indicate obligation or duty: You ought to work harder than that.
Used to indicate probability or likelihood: She ought to finish by next week.

pronoun

Variant of aught1.

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