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verb • assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing | ||||||||
| 34% | 10 | Acts as a decoy | ||||||
verb • pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions • attribute human qualities to something | ||||||||
| 29% | 6 | Acts that violate acts | ||||||
noun • (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act • an evil act not necessarily punishable by law | ||||||||
Acts As A Decoy For Possibly Crossword Clue
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ABETS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ABETS
Updated: October 11, 2023
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