
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Among 5 table tennis players, there are 2 veteran players and 3 new players. Now, 3 players are to be selected to form a team and arranged in positions 1, 2, and 3 to participate in a team competition. The arrangement must include at least 1 veteran player, and among players 1 and 2, there must be at least 1 new player. How many such arrangements are there? (Answer with a number).

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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