
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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Frank's clock is correctly set at 8:00 AM. By 5:00 PM on the same day, he notices that the clock reads 4:42 PM. Assuming the clock loses time at a constant rate, determine the actual time when his clock first reads midnight.
A) 12:27 AM
B) 12:31 AM
C) 12:33 AM
D) 12:35 AM
E) 12:40 AM

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