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noun • a deliberately misleading fabrication | ||||||||
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noun • a trivial lie • pretentious or silly talk or writing | ||||||||
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noun • elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail • a superfluous ornament • the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | ||||||||
Untrue Story Crossword Clue
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CANARD which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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CANARD
Updated: October 13, 2023
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