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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
unravel/ʌnˈravl/

▶verb (unravels, unravelling, unravelled; US unravels, unraveling, unraveled)

1 undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads).
■ become undone.

2 investigate and solve (a mystery or puzzle).

3 begin to fail or collapse.

'unravel' also found in these Oxford entries:

extricate - fray - ravel - ravelling - unthread

Forum discussions with the word(s) "unravel" in the title:

"... to (ravel-unravel) the problem ..."
Clarify vs elucidate vs unravel vs diagnose
ravel = unravel
ravel vs. unravel
to unravel
unravel
unravel vs be unraveled

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