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  1. false scent: Wiktionary
  2. False scent: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (false scent)

noun:  A scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey.
noun:  (writing) A misleading expectation created by ambiguous writing

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