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63 entries under excuse topic. ×

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cloak(cover, show, cause, trick, color)
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con(noun, cause, trick, sham)
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cover story(expression, cause, reason, trick)
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escape(noun, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
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plea(cause, reason, trick, explanation, con)
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red herring(expression, cause, con)
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semblance(cause, reason, trick, sham, con)
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song and dance(expression, idiom, cause, reason, trick)
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cleanup(cause, reason, trick, explanation, con)
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cop-out(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick)
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disguise(reason, explanation, dodge, justification)
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makeshift(reason, trick, explanation, dodge)
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routine(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick)
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run-around(noun, escape, cunning, dodge)
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shirking(escape, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
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shunning(escape, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
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simulation(cause, trick, sham, con)
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slip(escape, dodge, avoidance, evasion)
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stonewall(shift, escape, routine, cunning)
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vindication(reason, trick, explanation, dodge)
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