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Owing to her lack of experience in the field, she hadn't a clue what she'd just been told.
<span>The answer is the
word Owing</span><span>
Owing is a
Present Participle of the verb :"to owe"
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A synonym of this word that could be used would be as<span> a result of</span>
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