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fig-leaf

noun

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  1. Alternative spelling of fig leaf.

    • And now it's quite obvious that instead of Mr [Donald] Rumsfeld and Mr. [Dick] Cheney listening attentively to Mr Blair's sage advice, they've simply been using him as a patsy - a convenient fig-leaf.

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