
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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Angelo wrote down the word TEAM. He then swapped two adjacent letters around and wrote down the new order of the letters. He proceeded in this way until he obtained the word MATE. What is the least number of swaps that Angelo could have used? 

A) 3  
B) 4  
C) 5  
D) 6  
E) 7

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