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If you read the rest of the reg you quoted you'll see that 1) the reason every OM says adhering is because it's a direct quote of the FAR and 2) under paragraph c and d it clearly states the aircraft critical surfaces must be free of contaminates.
No one is saying you don't have to deice. The statement is that precipitation needs to be adhering to the aircraft's critical surfaces to require it.