Nefarious Business Coppers Standing In For Models In Hot Spots

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

Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	10		Exact Match!
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way • a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation.
	32%	8		Family of insects that includes hairstreaks and coppers
noun • any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
	32%	10		Butterfly family that includes coppers and hairstreaks
noun • family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs

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The Guardian Cryptic06 Aug 2004	Across 20
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