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conflicting
Adjective
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If something or someone is conflicting, they are in contention; they are striking together; two things that happen at the same time.
Witnesses gave conflicting stories of what they remembered, so police were not sure what happened.
France apologises to Bolivia for refusing to allow President Evo Morales' jet into its airspace, blaming the incident on "conflicting information."
clause
Noun
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A clause is a section in a contract or other legal document.
The author's contract contained a clause giving him creative control over the films.
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A clause is a group of words that usually includes a subject and a predicate. In English, the subject usually comes before the predicate.
The last clause in the sentence is hard to understand without knowing some background.