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Kelly hour
 n.— «Education Ruth Kelly will set out her personal vision for a £680 million programme to transform schools into community centres on Monday.…A senior Education Department source said the changes will be known as “Kelly hours”—just as days are called “Baker days” after Tory former minister Lord Baker.» —“Pupils Face Longer Hours in Reform of School Day” by Tim Ross Scotsman (, ) June 11, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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