Hidden motive Crossword Clue

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Hidden motive Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a biased way of looking at or presenting something
2. a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
(verb)
1. seek indirectly
2. present with a bias

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HIDDEN (adjective)
1. not accessible to view
2. designed to elude detection
MOTIVE (noun)
1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
2. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
MOTIVE (adjective)
1. impelling to action
2. causing or able to cause motion

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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42. Social app with a synagogue directory

44. Italian six

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56. Quarter

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60. "Copy what I'm doing"

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2. Sore

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