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Deceive So As To Deflect Crossword Clue

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37%10 Double-talk meant to deceive or deflect
noun

• an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion

28%7Deceive or deceive someone by pretending something is true when it is not
verb

• be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity

• disregard

• cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity

• disappear gradually

• come to pass

• expel (gases or odors)

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