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False Rumour About A Duck Crossword Clue

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

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%6Exact Match!
229%9 Smooth stones used in a game of duck, duck, goose
329%8 Daffy Duck or Donald Duck, for example

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "CANARD" which means:

    noun
  • • A deliberately misleading fabrication

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The media quickly debunked the canard that the company was going bankrupt."
  • • "He couldn't resist spreading the canard about his rival's involvement in the scandal."

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The Guardian Quick16 Dec 2009 Down 17
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