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PRETEXTA made-up reason used to justify an action (as in 'under the _ of self-defence')
ARTThe ___ of Self-Defence, 2019 black comedy film starring Jesse Eisenberg (3)
EXCUSEThe reason given to justify an offence (6)
RADARCame in under the ___
REARENDBring up reason we're getting behind (4,3)
WARRANTJustify an order to search and detain (7)
LACK___ of self-discipline (slacker's problem perhaps)
OBSCURETo hide the last of the lamb in a made-up course (7)
HOSPITAL--- corner, a corner of a made-up bed in which the bedclothes have been neatly and securely folded (8)
BLURBA made-up word used to describe the promotional puff or spiel printed on a publication's dust jacket; or, any brief commendatory advert (5)
MISCELLANEOUSA muesli clone's (anag) a€“ made up of many different things (13)
AEGISUnder the ___ of (under the auspices of)
SAWUsed to be a made-up cutting tool (3)
FABLEA made-up story with a message or lesson to be learned
ORIGINALA master or prototype from which copies can be made; a work created personally by a particular artist, musician or writer; or, a made-to-measure designer garment
CASUSBELLIAn event used to justify starting a war
CASUSAn event or act used to justify a war
BELLIAn event or act used to justify a war
ALLISFAIRINLOVEANDWAR
Idiom based on the words of John Lyly which is often used to justify cheating (3,2,4,2,4,3,3)
KISSARMYFans of a made-up group