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verb • avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill | ||||||||
| 35% | 8 | Münchausen _____: a mental disorder in which a person pretends to be ill or deliberately produces symptoms of an illness | ||||||
noun • a complex of concurrent things • a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease | ||||||||
| 35% | 12 | One who pretends to be ill or incapacitated to avoid work | ||||||
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The Old Woman Hangs Around And Pretends To Be Ill Crossword Clue
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MALINGERS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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MALINGERS
Updated: October 14, 2023
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