Idiom meaning to pretend to be ill and shirk work (5,3,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWINGTHELEAD Idiom meaning to pretend to be ill and shirk work (5,3,4) (12)
6% MALINGER Pretend to be ill to get out of working (8) (8) Puzzler Jun 18, 2025
5% HILT Maximum extent, in an idiom (4) New York Times Aug 31, 2025
5% PLAYACT Pretend (7) Eugene Sheffer Aug 25, 2025
5% SPINKICK *Ill (8) Universal Aug 19, 2025
5% FEIGN Pretend (5) Universal Aug 14, 2025
5% POSESAS Pretends to be (7) Wall Street Journal Aug 9, 2025
5% EVADE Shirk (5) The Sun Two Speed Jun 26, 2025
5% PHRASES Idioms (7) The Sun Two Speed Jun 23, 2025
5% AFLYONTHEWALL Idiom meaning an unseen observer (1,3,2,3,4) (13)
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