Drag letters from the pool into “Your Answer”, then reorder them to match the solution.
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Think of a brief, impactful message that aims to educate or inform the public.
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??? stands for Public Service Announcement, a message broadcast to raise public awareness about an issue.
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The clue refers to Smokey Bear, a mascot for wildfire prevention, who is featured in public service announcements. 'Spot' is a term for a short advertisement, and 'for short' indicates the use of an abbreviation, leading to '???' for Public Service Announcement.
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“Don’t text and drive” spot, briefly, Spot for charity, say, in brief, Informative commercial, for short, “The More You Know” ad, e.g., "Hey, just an F.Y.I. …," informally
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