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Futile Search Crossword Clue

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99%9Exact Match!
noun

• an elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it

98%14Exact Match!
noun

• the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable

41%6Futile or futile talk
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