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Showing Off Is Fair Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SPORTING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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199%8Exact Match!
225%12 Advocating for fair trade and fair wages
325%12Fair-haired and fair-complexioned

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SPORTING" which means:

    adjective
  • • Relating to or used in sports
  • adjective satellite
  • • Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
  • • Involving risk or willingness to take a risk
  • • Preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
  • verb
  • • To amuse oneself, to play.
  • • To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
  • • To display; to have as a notable feature.
  • • To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
  • • To represent by any kind of play.
  • • To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
  • • To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.
  • • To close (a door).
  • noun
  • • The act of taking part in a sport.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He looked very sporting in his new tennis outfit."
  • • "The team showed great sporting spirit after their defeat."

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The Guardian Cryptic15 Sep 2022 Across 9
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