Each of the letters in the word CONTRAST is arranged in alphabetical order. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the letter that is first from the left and the one that is fifth from the right in the new letter-cluster formed?

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1. Arrange the letters of CONTRAST in alphabetical order: A, C, N, O, R, S, T, T.

2. The first from the left is $A$. The fifth from the right is $O$.

3. In the alphabet $A$ is 1 and $O$ is 15, so the number of letters between them is $15-1-1=13$.

4. Thus the answer is option **(b)**.

FINAL_ANSWER: b

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