Lament Appearing In Public A Mistake Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something • management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group • a mistake resulting from inattention
	28%	7		Superficially appearing or appearing to be true, professed, or pretended
	adjective satellite • appearing as such but not necessarily so
	28%	11		Expensive mistake, left moving to centre, in appearing pompous
	adjective satellite • affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty

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The Guardian Cryptic05 Oct 2017	Down 5
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