Feign Sickness To Avoid Work Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	verb • avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
	38%	7		Feigns sickness to avoid work
	verb • remain present although waning or gradually dying • be about a place without any apparent purpose • leave slowly and hesitantly • take one's time; proceed slowly • to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
	28%	8		Frequently done to avoid sickness
	verb • wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine

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