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Yes, understate is playable

...and is worth 13 points.

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"Understate" Definition

verb-transitive

To express with restraint or lack of emphasis, especially ironically or for rhetorical effect.
To state (a quantity, for example) that is too low: understate corporate financial worth.
To state with less completeness or truth than seems warranted by the facts.

verb-intransitive

To give an understatement.

verb

To represent as less than is the case .
To state or present with restraint especially for effect.

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