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Backer Told Of Cats Spirit Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PHANTOM" which means:
- noun
- • A ghostly appearing figure
- • Something existing in perception only adjective satellite
- • Something apparently sensed but having no physical reality adjective
- • Illusive.
- • Fictitious or nonexistent.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The phantom of the opera haunted the old theater."
- • "She claimed she saw a phantom wandering the halls at night."
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