False Clues Missing First Object In Investigation Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
	29%	11		The force exerted by an object on another object is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force exerted by the second object on the first
	noun • one of three basic laws of classical mechanics
	27%	6		Planted false clues
	adjective • provided with a frame

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