| grounds(cause, con, excuse) | |
| hiding(noun, cover, disguise, cover-up, secrecy) | |
| hopeless case | |
| irrelevance | |
| lost cause | |
| merry chase | |
| misinformation | |
| misintelligence | |
| misleading clue | |
| path(noun, change, departure) | |
| plea(cause, con, excuse) | |
| pretence | |
| pretense(cause, trick, con, excuse, lure) | |
| rationale | |
| rationalization | |
| routine(cause, con, excuse) | |
| secrecy(noun, cover, disguise, cover-up, suppression) | |
| semblance(cause, con, excuse, cloak, veil) | |
| show(cause, con, excuse, pretense, ploy) | |
| side issue(expression, detail) |
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