smokescreen
noun/ˈsməʊkskriːn/
/ˈsməʊkskriːn/
- something that you do or say in order to hide what you are really doing or intending
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- a cloud of smoke used to hide soldiers, ships, etc. during a battleTopics War and conflictc2
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