Had A Bad Effect On The Instigator Of The Action Crossword Clue

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	noun • the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired • a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine • a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path • a miscalculation that recoils on its maker verb • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect • emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire • set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
	29%	7		A figurehead or front used to disguise the true instigator behind an action
	noun • a person used by another to gain an end • a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked
	29%	12		Acting as the instigator of an illegal action
	noun • the act of committing a crime

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	Clue	Source
1	Acting as the instigator of an illegal action
2	A figurehead or front used to disguise the true instigator behind an action
3	Instigator New York Times - 13 Dec 1986	New York Times / 13 Dec 1986
4	Instigator of the rape of the Sabines New York Times - 09 Jan 1981	New York Times / 09 Jan 1981
5	Onetime boycott instigator New York Times - 18 Nov 2011	New York Times / 18 Nov 2011
6	Possible coup instigator, for short New York Times - 30 May 2013	New York Times / 30 May 2013
7	Trip instigator New York Times - 01 Aug 1997	New York Times / 01 Aug 1997

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