n. 1 any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue; 2 a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color; 3 a first draft of a prospectus
Mark gave the detective a red herring clue about the missing ball.
Mark gave the detective a red herring clue about the missing ball.
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What was the red herring in this book?
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diversion; deflection; misleading clue
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