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Explain the order of execution of SQL query clauses.
Tests whether you know the logical execution order (FROM/JOIN, WHERE, GROUP BY, HAVING, SELECT, ORDER BY, LIMIT) differs from the written order -- which is exactly why you can't reference a SELECT alias in a WHERE clause but can in ORDER BY.
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