I've got rather a long lead-time with my puzzles such that my most recently constructed meta won't see the light of day until April 2023. But every now and then I like to drop a more recent one into the line-up. This is one such. Good luck solving this meta puzzle, the answer to which is a five letter word. Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=93168#p93168
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