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The letters in each clue below are the "insides" of common words, with the first and last letters - which are the same - removed. Can you restore these letters to complete the words?

1.  _ ROM _
2.  _ ROU _
3.  _ HRIF _
4.  _ REGAN _
5.  _ YPIS _
6.  _ APTO _
7.  _ UMO _
8.  _ VERD _
9.  _ OTATO _
10.  _ ARDIA _
11.  _ LYLEA _
12.  _ OAS _
13.  _ LERI _
14.  _ RMAD _
15.  _ ERO _
16.  _ EAPO _
17.  _ ILLO _
18.  _ OGGE _
19.  _ APE _
20.  _ OILE _
21.  _ AYA _
22.  _ URPAS _

Answers:

1. AROMA
2. TROUT
3. THRIFT
4. OREGANO
5. TYPIST
6. RAPTOR
7. RUMOR
8. OVERDO
9. ROTATOR
10. CARDIAC
11. FLYLEAF
12. TOAST
13. CLERIC
14. ARMADA
15. XEROX
16. TEAPOT
17. WILLOW
18. DOGGED
19. LAPEL
20. TOILET
21. KAYAK
22. SURPASS