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Slash and burn Moderate

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Noun
1

A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.

Verb
1

To apply the slash and burn technique.

Adjective
1

Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.

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