Here are six clues to six words: capital...

Riddle: Here are six clues to six words: capital of France, snake, headache tablet, single article, twisted ankle, coarse file, equally. When arranged in the correct order, each word is an anagram of the previous word with a letter removed.

Answer: Aspirin, sprain, Paris, rasp, asp, as, a

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