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Diversion Intended To Distract Attention From The Main Issue Crossword Clue

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noun

• any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue

• a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

• a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus

55%12Intended to distract attention
adjective satellite

• (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive

54%7 A decoy or diversion used to distract attention from the true manipulator
noun

• a person used by another to gain an end

• a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked

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