Half Of A Portmanteau Combined With Borhood Crossword Clue — 3 Letters

One confident answer with explanation of the wordplay

NEI
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The clue references combining something with "-borhood" to make a word. "Neighborhood" = "NEI" + "ghborhood" — but more cleverly, "neighbor" is a portmanteau-like word. "Neighb-orhood" → the first half "NEIGH" (a horse sound) combined with "-borhood" gives "neighborhood." Taking half of "NEIGH" = "NEI" seems forced. Alternatively, thinking of "neighbor" split as "neigh" + "bor," the portmanteau half "NEIGH" + "borhood" = "neighborhood." So the answer is NEI (half of NEIGH).

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NEIHalf of 'NEIGH' (the portmanteau/word) combined with '-borhood' gives 'neighborhood'
HERLess likely alternative
NAYAlternative sound-alike for horse sound

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