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The phrase "gets at" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to mean "to suggest indirectly," or "to come close to expressing." For example: "His comments about the issue only gets at the root of the problem, without really solving anything."
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It gets at entitlement".
Obama gets at least four years.
And it gets at the perpetual striving.
Which gets at your question, I guess.
It gets at who we are".
The whole package gets at most two cheers.
Tebow gets at least another week to get closer.
Raheem Sterling is a threat, he gets at players.
The question gets at the heart of finance today.
The vampire story gets at the heart of that.
But Anderson's statement gets at the unspoken fear.
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