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The answer REDHERRING (red herring) has 75 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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The word REDHERRING (red herring) is NOT valid in any word game. (Sorry, you cannot play REDHERRING (red herring) in Scrabble, Words With Friends etc)
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Definitions of red herring in various dictionaries:
noun - any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
noun - a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
noun - a first draft of a prospectus
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| Oct 10 2018 The Times - Cryptic |
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| Familiar expression for something that draws attention away from the main issue |
| A "fishy", misleading clue in a mystery story |
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A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences towards a false conclusion. A red herring might be intentionally used, such as in mystery fiction or as part of rhetorical strategies (e.g., in politics), or it could be inadvertently used during argumentation. * The term was popularized in 1807 by English polemicist William Cobbett, who told a story of having used a kipper (a strong-smelling smoked fish) to divert hounds from chasing a hare. |