
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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For all real numbers $x$ and $y$, define the mathematical operation $\star$ such that the following conditions apply: $x\ \star\ 0 = x+1, x\ \star\ y = y\ \star\ x$, and $(x + 2)\ \star\ y = (x\ \star\ y) + y + 2$. What is the value of $7\ \star\ 3$?

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