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   tar pit

   noun

   • 1. a hollow in which natural tar oozes out of the ground and accumulates, in particular one in which the bones of prehistoric animals trapped in the tar have been preserved: "fossil remains of dire wolves are abundant in the La Brea tar pits"
   • ▪ a complicated or difficult situation or problem: "about seven million homeowners continue to be stuck in the tar pit of serious negative equity"

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