The __ Proves the Rule

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Inventions, Group 51, Puzzle 1.

Question is: The __ Proves the Rule

and the answer is: EXCEPTION

Word Meaning:

EXCEPTION — The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

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