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Turncoats Foremost Pretext For Disloyalty Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TREASON which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: TREASON

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We think the answer is "TREASON" which means:

    noun
  • • A crime that undermines the offender's government
  • • Disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
  • • An act of deliberate betrayal

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He was convicted of treason for betraying his country."
  • • "Committing treason against the king was punishable by death."

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The Guardian Cryptic18 Nov 2011 Down 18
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