Bad thing to be taken for
The crossword clue "Bad thing to be taken for" is answered by ARIDE, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ARIDE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARIDE answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ARIDE
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- Take for ___ - used 26 times, most recently in 2009
- Take for __ (swindle) - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Take for ___ (deceive) - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Take for -- (trick) - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- "Hitchin' ___" (1970 hit) - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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