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False Encouragement Given On Debts Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SPURIOUS" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Ostensibly valid, but not actually valid
- • Plausible but false
- • Born out of wedlock
- • False or fake; not what it appears to be adjective
- • False, not authentic, not genuine.
- • Extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted.
- • Bastardly, illegitimate
An example sentence would be:
- • "His claim of being a prince was spurious, as he had no royal lineage."
- • "The doctor was arrested for providing spurious medical treatments."
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The Guardian Cryptic05 Jan 2015 | Down 17 | |
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