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evasion(reason, trick, escape, explanation)
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alibi(action, cause, reason, trick)
4
excuse(cause, reason, slip, claim)
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escape(excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
2
out(action, claim, statement, excuse)
2
pretext(cover, cause, reason, slip)
1
allegation(action, cover, reason, case)
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apology(action, reason, trick, claim)
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argument(action, claim, statement, excuse)
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artifice(shift, escape, routine, cunning)
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avoidance(escape, excuse, dodge, evasion)
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circumvention(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance)
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cleanup(cause, reason, trick, escape)
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copout(cover, prayer, avoidance, equivocation)
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cover(cause, reason, explanation, con)
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cover story(expression, cause, reason, trick)
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coverup(reason, trick, escape, explanation)
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cunning(slip, shift, escape, routine)
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defense(action, reason, trick, claim)
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ditch(slip, shift, escape, routine)
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