Retired Contracting Officer here
In any situation where two 'reasonable businessmen' can come two or more conclusions on the meaning of contract document, then the inconsistency is ruled against the drafter of the document (contract).
In other words the meaning must be contained within the four corners of the contact.
There are caveats to this, naturally. First is the cost to resolve any disagreements. Second, two reasonable business persons are difficult to find. If you have read this forum for any length of time there are some true idiots here, certainly not reasonable or of very high awareness.
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