A guarantee obligation may be created by a definition clause that defines 'Guarantor' as the person who has guaranteed the borrower's obligations, even without a standalone operative guarantee clause, particularly where the definition appears under an 'OPERATIVE PARTS' heading. The rule from [name withheld] v The Queen that definitions should be read into substantive provisions applies equally to contractual construction. Where the terms of a guarantee are unambiguous on their face, extrinsic evidence of surrounding circumstances is not admissible to contradict the plain meaning.
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