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Solving Steps
1 [think of a number, double it, add 4, divide by 2, subtract the number you started with] is replaced by '2'
2 [U2 frontman] is replaced by 'bono'
3 [great ___ (e.g. a bonobo, but not a baboon)] is replaced by 'ape'
4 [vape form factor] is replaced by 'Pen'
5 [Whig's natural enemy 🇬🇧] is replaced by 'tory'
6 [one of the cloth might live in a rectory] is replaced by 'man'
7 [oft-temporary romantic infatuation 😍] is replaced by 'crush'
8 [maker with a little-used "crushed" option] is replaced by 'ice'
9 [dumbbell exercise for biceps 💪] is replaced by 'curl'
10 [chemical curl generator] is replaced by 'perm'
11 [like security at a jewelry store without cameras] is replaced by 'lax'
12 [color for supermassive hole at the center of our galaxy] is replaced by 'Black'
2 [U2 frontman] is replaced by 'bono'
3 [great ___ (e.g. a bonobo, but not a baboon)] is replaced by 'ape'
4 [vape form factor] is replaced by 'Pen'
5 [Whig's natural enemy 🇬🇧] is replaced by 'tory'
6 [one of the cloth might live in a rectory] is replaced by 'man'
7 [oft-temporary romantic infatuation 😍] is replaced by 'crush'
8 [maker with a little-used "crushed" option] is replaced by 'ice'
9 [dumbbell exercise for biceps 💪] is replaced by 'curl'
10 [chemical curl generator] is replaced by 'perm'
11 [like security at a jewelry store without cameras] is replaced by 'lax'
12 [color for supermassive hole at the center of our galaxy] is replaced by 'Black'
The Answer
the "Penny Black" is issued
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