A teaser

Speaking of winning bets with some word play, here is another one of my favorites.
What English word, that has five letters in it, would still be pronounced the same way if the last four letters were removed?

See if you can’t figure it out. Or, if you are prone to give up, scroll wayyyyyy down to see the answer.
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We mean way, way, way down.
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This is not even close.
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Have you forgotten the question yet?
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Just in case you forgot the question, “What English word, that has five letters in it, would still be pronounced the same way if the last four letters were removed?”
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Ok, we are really getting close to the answer
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The answer is …….
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QUEUE, or just plain Q if you take off the last four letters.

Rob