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Answer for the clue "Superficially misleading issue cop sorted out ", 8 letters:
specious

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a. 1 Seemingly reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious. 2 Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive. 3 (context obsolete English) beautiful, pleasing to look at.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "pleasing to the sight, fair," from Latin speciosus "good-looking, beautiful, fair," also "showy, pretended, plausible, specious," from species "appearance, form, figure, beauty" (see species ). Meaning "seemingly desirable, reasonable or probable, ...

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