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Which type of context clue can be used to determine the meaning of the bolded word in the following sentence?

We were told by our teacher not to include any superfluous details in our papers that would add length but not substance.

description

example

comparison

restatement

The type of context clue that can be used to determine the meaning of the bolded word is a description.

In the sentence provided, the type of context clue being used to determine the meaning of the bolded word is a comparison.