Behaviour when an animal feigns death after escape is impossible (10) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THANATOSIS Behaviour when an animal feigns death after escape is impossible (10) (10)
5% PRETEND Feign (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Aug 29, 2025
5% ASSUMING Feigning (8) (8) Puzzler Aug 6, 2025
5% FORDEARLIFE (Hang on) as if to escape death (3,4,4) (11)
5% ETHOLOGY The study of animal behaviour (8) (8)
5% PLAYPOSSUM Feign death (10) The Times Sunday Concise Jul 21, 2024
4% NOGO Impossible; futile (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 8, 2025
4% EON Impossibly long stretch (3) LA Times Daily Sep 8, 2025
4% TOM ___ Cruise of "Mission: Impossible" (3)
4% TREED Unable to escape (5) Newsday Aug 31, 2025
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