Rating | Solver | Clue |
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PRETEXT | Ostensible reason | |
REAL | True; genuine; not artificial, counterfeit, or factitious; often opposed to ostensible; as, the real reason; real Madeira wine; real ginger. | |
OSTENSIBLE | Shown; exhibited; declared; avowed; professed; apparent; -- often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible reason, motive, or aim. |