Not Wayward Claiming To Live Or Otherwise Acquiescent Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	adjective • dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
	43%	12		Claiming to have high principles while acting otherwise
	adjective satellite • professing feelings or virtues one does not have
	43%	8		One claiming to be virtuous but acts otherwise
	noun • a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)

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