Misleading clue or distraction (3,7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REDHERRING Misleading clue or distraction (3,7) (10)
7% ONTASK Not distracted at work (6) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
7% DUPE Deceive, mislead (4) The Times Concise Sep 11, 2025
7% FEINT Distracting move (5) LA Times Daily Sep 11, 2025
7% LIETO Try to mislead (5) Newsday Sep 7, 2025
7% DECOY Distracting lookalike (5) USA Today Aug 27, 2025
6% SUSPECTS Sextet in Clue (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
6% MEMES Distracted boyfriend and Surprised Pikachu (5) LA Times Daily Oct 9, 2025
6% ODOR Clue for a bloodhound (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
6% META Like a crossword clue about crossword clues (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
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