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A Play On Words Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CHARADE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CHARADE

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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades

• making a false outward show

95%3Exact Match!
noun

• a humorous play on words

verb

• make a play on words

95%9Exact Match!
noun

• A homonym.

• A play on words, a pun.

• Ambiguity or double meaning.

adjective

• Equivocal.

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The Guardian Cryptic07 Oct 2013 Across 17
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