A fictitious reason given in order to conceal the real one (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRETEXT A fictitious reason given in order to conceal the real one (7) (7)
6% FIRED Given one's marching orders (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 23, 2026
5% HIDE Conceal (4) Universal Sep 26, 2026
5% EYETEST Reason to look one's best? (7) LA Times Daily Sep 25, 2026
5% IKIDYOUNOT "For real!" (10) New York Times Sep 25, 2026
5% PENDULUM Real swinger (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 24, 2026
5% BURY Conceal, in a way (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 23, 2026
5% BELLES Real beauties (6) New York Times Easy Mode Sep 23, 2026
5% EXIST Be real (5) USA Today Sep 22, 2026
5% AXIOM It's a given (5) USA Today Sep 20, 2026
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