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noun • extravagant exaggeration | ||||||||
| 41% | 6 | "Front her, board her, woo her, assail her" — there's something to pay, they say | ||||||
verb • speak to someone • approach with an offer of sexual favors | ||||||||
| 33% | 7 | The deliberate use of hyperbole or exaggeration in writing | ||||||
noun • growth from increase in cell size without cell division | ||||||||
Deliberate Exaggeration May Possibly Be Her Ploy Crossword Clue
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HYPERBOLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
HYPERBOLE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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7 | The deliberate use of hyperbole or exaggeration in writing |
