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noun • the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception • a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) • the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | ||||||||
| 41% | 13 | A political candidate who runs for office to benefit another candidate or party | ||||||
noun • a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate • something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason • screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game • a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game | ||||||||
| 41% | 12 | When a candidate is chosen again as a party's official candidate | ||||||
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A Party Overcomes Tricky Point In Formal Selection Of Candidate Crossword Clue
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ADOPTION which was last seen in the The Guardian Everyman crossword.
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ADOPTION
Updated: October 15, 2023
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