Elaborate Deception Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage verb • subject to a playful hoax or joke
	32%	11		Deception of Raj, or honest deception?
	noun • a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War • a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful • a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst
	19%	12		The elaborate deception by Charles Dawson and others
	noun • a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax

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