Strike Three
Three identical letters have been removed from each word below, resulting in a new word. Can you determine what the original words were?

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1. cue ______	8. chai _______	15. mule _______	22. suer _______
2. die ______	9. exit _______	16. pale _______	23. blind ________
3. fee ______	10. file _______	17. peat _______	24. bloom ________
4. lay ______	11. foil _______	18. prig _______	25. brain ________
5. toe ______	12. hale _______	19. reed _______	26. claim ________
6. wee ______	13. hoes _______	20. rile _______	27. drain ________
7. bait _______	14. join _______	21. sale _______	28. foray ________

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