NOUN: "a mock blow or attack on or toward one part in order to distract attention from the point one really intends to attack" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a mock blow or attack on or toward one part in order to distract attention from the point one really intends to attack" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
(verb)
1. deceive by a mock action

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DISTRACT (verb)
1. draw someone’s attention away from something
2. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
ATTENTION (noun)
1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
2. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

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