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   smokescreen

   /ˈsməʊkskriːn/

   noun

   • 1. a cloud of smoke created to conceal military operations: "troops laid down a smokescreen to cover the rescue of the victims"
   • ▪ a ruse designed to disguise someone's real intentions or activities: "he tried to create a smokescreen by quibbling about the statistics"

   Scrabble Points: 19

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   • M

     3

   • O

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   • K

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   • E

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   • C

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