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red herring(noun, expression, trick, clue, decoy)
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attention-grabber(noun, trick, disturbance, commotion, decoy)
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distractor(noun, trick, disturbance, commotion, decoy)
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diversionary tactic(noun, expression, trick, disturbance, commotion)
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false trail(noun, expression, trick, disturbance, commotion)
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misleading clue(noun, expression, trick, disturbance, commotion)
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ploy
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wild goose chase(noun, expression, idiom, distractor)
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