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noun • a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy | ||||||||
28% | 9 | Concocted or fabricated | ||||||
adjective satellite • showing effects of planning or manipulation • artificially formal | ||||||||
28% | 11 | Concocted information | ||||||
noun • a deliberately false or improbable account • writing in a fictional form • the act of making something (a product) from raw materials • the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) • the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | ||||||||
Tale Concocted To Arouse Sympathy Crossword Clue
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SOBSTORY which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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SOBSTORY
Updated: October 15, 2023
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