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Fake drake

Answer: DECOY - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Fake drake" is answered by DECOY, a 5-letter entry. Used 23 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

The answer

DECOY

DECOY

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DECOY answer page.

23Times used
15Distinct years
2021Most recent year
8Publications

Used 23 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

  • DUCKHUNTERDECOY (1 uses in xd)

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