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The phrase "answering it for" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when indicating that someone is providing a response on behalf of someone else or addressing a specific question or issue.
Example: "I appreciate you answering it for me, as I was unsure how to respond."
Alternatives: "responding on behalf of" or "addressing it for".
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"We thought of not answering it for a while".
As if our own heads weren't filled with enough history to give a dour answer to that ques tion, the libretto insists on answering it for us.
Just as important as answering it for yourself is answering it for others.
I had a difficult time answering it for myself.
The best thing of all about thinking of an actual question your readers ask you is that once you start answering it for real, ideas flow.
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You could answer it for yours.
"They have a question, we need to answer it for them".
So instead of just answering the phone for one company, Moneypenny receptionists might answer it for several.
You take the phone off the hook and you don't answer it for a year".
In case you didn't know let me answer it for you.
Email [email protected] and we'll find an expert to answer it for you.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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