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screen
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sham
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smoke screen
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smokescreen
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song and dance(noun, expression, idiom, cause, reason)
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stalking-horse
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stall(noun, cause, reason, trick, con)
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varnish
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affectation(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense)
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appearance(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense)
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bluff(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense)
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cause(con, excuse)
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coloring(noun, cause, con, excuse, pretense)
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con(cause, excuse)
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coverup(noun, reason, trick, explanation, excuse)
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defense(noun, reason, trick, explanation, excuse)
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disguise(noun, reason, explanation, excuse, dodge)
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evasion(noun, reason, explanation, excuse, dodge)
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expedient(noun, reason, trick, explanation, excuse)
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explanation(noun, reason, trick, excuse, dodge)
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