Reportedly shown up incorporating overused plot device (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROPE Reportedly shown up incorporating overused plot device (5) (5)
6% ABSORB Incorporate or soak up (6) Puzzler Backwords Jan 3, 2026
6% CLICHE Overused plot device (6)
5% UPTO Plotting (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 30, 2026
5% ABSORBS Incorporates (7) LA Times Daily Nov 14, 2025
5% AMNESIA Overused plot device in soaps (7)
4% LEVEL Uniform shown in mirror? (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jan 31, 2026
4% TWIST Plot surprise (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 30, 2026
4% CONNIVE Secretly plot together (7) The Times Concise Jan 29, 2026
4% LENS Optical device (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 28, 2026
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