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   snipe hunt

   noun

   • 1. an act of hunting wild snipe: "a dog is helpful on a snipe hunt, especially for retrieving"
   • 2. a practical joke in which an unwitting victim is sent in pursuit of something that does not exist: US "one or two gullible youths are selected to participate in the notorious snipe hunt"
   • ▪ a foolish or hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable; a wild goose chase: "case after case, I end up wading my way through some time-consuming snipe hunt"

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