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Inspired by this rebus puzzle and this Riley puzzle, I went out to look for some more rebuses online (backward ones, at least)... and that's when I found the following rebus puzzle. This is not mine, but I will credit the source once I have ticked the answer.

Rebuses in Reverse

We've all seen a rebus like "midstuckdle" (stuck in the middle). The following clues are "revrebuseserse" (rebuses in reverse). That is, the clues below are answers to rebuses which all use the "in" construction.

However, the original rebus from the clues below will actually form a word. For example, "Not old in actually existing" would be "renewal" (new in real). Can you solve the rest?

  1. A female relative in quickly departed the scene
  2. Not off in a length of time
  3. Fluid for writing in a part of a plane
  4. A light at night in wet dirt
  5. To talk in a soft, loving voice in a confidence trick
  6. To separate in a legal document

If you've seen this puzzle before, lucky you!

Edit:

Here is the source.

You better not look at the answers and then post an answer here pretending it is your own effort.

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  • $\begingroup$ Yeah, I saw after the fact, sorry. $\endgroup$
    – Joe-You-Know
    Commented Aug 29, 2018 at 14:43
  • $\begingroup$ @Joe-You-Know hahah, no worries. I'm not that smart :P $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Commented Aug 29, 2018 at 14:43

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Hmm...

A female relative in quickly departed the scene

AUNT in FLED -> FLAUNTED

Not off in a length of time

ON in HOUR -> HONOUR

Fluid for writing in a part of a plane

INK in WING -> WINKING

A light at night in wet dirt

STAR in MUD -> MUSTARD

To talk in a soft, loving voice in a confidence trick

COO in CON -> COCOON

To separate in a legal document

PART in DEED -> DEPARTED

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    $\begingroup$ Yup; yup; yup! Good job! :D Edit: All of 'em are correct! Well done! $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Commented Aug 29, 2018 at 14:45
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    $\begingroup$ Sometimes, I wonder if you're part of the NSA El-Guest, because you solve these so quickly... $\endgroup$
    – Joe-You-Know
    Commented Aug 29, 2018 at 14:49
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    $\begingroup$ @Joe-You-Know the tinfoil hats that I wear help me focus my brainpower, that's all ;P $\endgroup$
    – El-Guest
    Commented Aug 29, 2018 at 14:50
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    $\begingroup$ @Joe-You-Know hahah, glad I'm not the only one who thought that... $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Commented Aug 29, 2018 at 14:52
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    $\begingroup$ Usually I wait a little while before I give a tick, but you answered this so quickly, what am I waiting for? Congratulations! $\color{green}{\checkmark}$ $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Commented Aug 29, 2018 at 14:54
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Here's my attempt at this,

A light at night in wet dirt

Mustard

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  • $\begingroup$ Yup, that is correct! Nice work! :D $\endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Commented Aug 29, 2018 at 14:51

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