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Three-colour clause gadget

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Take auxiliary graph triangles a,b,c and d,t,e, join a to d, and add edges bx,cy,ez. When t has colour T and the inputs x,y,z have colours in {T,F}, this graph admits an extension to a graph colouring with three colours exactly when at least one input is T. All-false inputs force a=d=F, contradicting their edge. Conversely, use (a,b,c,d,e)=(T,F,B,F,B) if x=T, (T,B,F,F,B) if x=F,y=T, and (F,T,B,B,F) if x=y=F,z=T. The extension property is necessary for both directions of a polynomial-time many-one reduction.

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