
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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Coach Grunt is preparing the 6-person starting lineup for his basketball team, the Grunters. There are 15 players on the team. Two of them, Ace and Zeppo, are league All-Stars and will definitely be in the starting lineup. However, one player, Xander, is recovering from an injury and cannot be in the lineup. How many different starting lineups are possible?

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