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noun • a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) • something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed verb • lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy | ||||
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noun • a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | ||||
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noun • valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled • commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific | ||||
Red Herring
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DECOY which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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DECOY
Updated: September 13, 2025
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| Telegraph Cross Atlantic14 Sep 2025 | Across 31 | |
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