Small Distraction Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies • (British usage) mosquito
	24%	14		Distraction
	noun • preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
	24%	7		A diversion or distraction in which words are used to conceal the true meaning
	noun • a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades • making a false outward show

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New York Times31 Jan 2004	Down 49
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