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verb • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off • turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest • turn aside and away from an initial or intended course • draw someone's attention away from something • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) | ||||||||
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noun • an imperfection in a bodily system • a failing or deficiency • an imperfection in an object or machine • a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) verb • desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army | ||||||||
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noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||||
Shortcoming Involving Student Getting Put On New Course Crossword Clue
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DEFLECT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DEFLECT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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