Red herring, for one Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Red herring, for one last seen in New York Times puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PLOTDEVICE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLOTDEVICE Red herring, for one (10) New York Times Jul 29, 2022
12% DECOY Red herring (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
10% DEBTOR One in the red (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 31, 2025
9% SHE ___/her/hers (3) Family Time Aug 25, 2025
8% ALERT Warning that's often red (5)
8% ISOLDE Tristan trysted with her (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
8% GASCANS Containers that are often red (7) New York Times Oct 4, 2025
8% HART Male red deer (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 3, 2025
8% MALBECS Some Argentine reds (7) LA Times Daily Oct 3, 2025
8% OTIS Singer Redding (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 1, 2025

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