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Dares Rest After Initially Fruitless Search Crossword Clue

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34%14Fruitless search
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33%9 A trick in which someone is made to look foolish by being sent on a fruitless search
noun

• an elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it

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The Guardian Cryptic19 Sep 2014 Across 22 RISKSIT
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