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The phrase "a clue from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a hint or piece of information that originates from a specific source.
Example: "The detective found a clue from the witness that led to a breakthrough in the case."
Alternatives: "a hint from" or "an indication from".
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I got a clue from my patient's recent relapse.
Businesses, he said, "should take a clue from that".
Take a clue from the decor and order fish.
In the same vein, "50% off (4-6)" was a clue from Rufus for HALF-ASLEEP.
Now, here's a clue from a puzzle by Paul, one of Araucaria's proteges.
"Refuse to go here with Spooner's broken racket (7)" was a clue from Araucaria.
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Here's a cryptic clue from a puzzle by Rufus with the same answer: 24ac Quits flat (4) Okay, so this time we want a four-letter word that means "flat" and can also mean "quits".
Were it not for the lack of Home Counties vowels, you could almost imagine him among the cast of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. From the moment he arrived in the UK in the mid-1980s, Philips became a cult figure among the alternative comedy cognoscenti.
A clue comes from across the Channel.
I got a clue recently from one depressed patient.
A clue came from a study published earlier this year by Gabriel Radvansky, at the University of Notre Dame, and his co-workers.
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