Fill in the first blank with a six-letter word. Without changing the order of the letters, delete one letter to get the five-letter answer for the second blank.

_______, those collectors

Of old bits of cloth,

Are poor and must eat just

_______ noodles in broth. 

Answer:

 

RAGMEN

RAMEN

 

Credit:

The Enigma

NPL Magazine

September, 2021

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