___ herring, distracting literary device Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RED ___ herring, distracting literary device (3)
8% IRONY Literary device (5) Commuter Sep 5, 2025
7% TROPE Literary device (5) Commuter Jul 14, 2025
7% REDHERRING Distracting literary device (10) LA Times Daily Jul 5, 2018
6% FEINT Distracting move (5) LA Times Daily Sep 11, 2025
6% DECOY Distracting lookalike (5) USA Today Aug 27, 2025
6% COLLECTED Not perturbed or distracted (9)
6% DISRUPT Cause a distraction (7)
6% SHINYOBJECT Distraction, metaphorically (11) USA Today Jul 6, 2025
6% SCHOOLTEACHER Chocolates distracted her instructor (13) (13)
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