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noun • a crime that undermines the offender's government • disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior • an act of deliberate betrayal | ||||||||
32% | 9 | Turncoats | ||||||
noun • someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. adjective satellite • having deserted a cause or principle verb • break with established customs | ||||||||
32% | 8 | Turncoats | ||||||
noun • someone who betrays his country by committing treason • a person who says one thing and does another | ||||||||
Turncoats Foremost Pretext For Disloyalty Crossword Clue
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TREASON which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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TREASON
Updated: October 14, 2023
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