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Answer for the clue "Compound-word separation ", 6 letters:
tmesis

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tmesis (; Ancient Greek : tmēsis , "a cutting" < temnō , "I cut") is a linguistic phenomenon in which a word or phrase is separated into two parts, with other words interrupting between them.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, from Greek tmesis "a cutting," related to temnein "to cut," tome "a cutting" (see tome ). The separation of the elements of a compound word by the interposition of another word or words (such as a whole nother ).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context prosody English) The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tmesis \Tme"sis\ (m[=e]"s[i^]s or t'm[=e]"s[i^]s; 277), n. [L., from Gr. tmh^sis a cutting, fr. te`mnein to cut.] (Gram.) The separation of the parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words; as, in what place soever, for whatsoever ...