Artificial bait Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. anything that serves as an enticement
2. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
(verb)
1. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ARTIFICIAL (adjective)
1. artificially formal
2. contrived by art rather than nature
BAIT (noun)
1. anything that serves as an enticement
2. something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
BAIT (verb)
1. harass with persistent criticism or carping
2. attack with dogs or set dogs upon

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