NOUN: "an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true" Crossword Answer

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HEARSAY (noun)
1. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
HEARSAY (adjective)
1. heard through another rather than directly
ANECDOTE (noun)
1. short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

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