Answer: redherring

AnswerCrossword Clue
REDHERRINGDiversionary tactic
REDHERRINGFishy fish
REDHERRINGDish for a shifty politician
REDHERRINGFishy clue
REDHERRINGPlanned distraction
REDHERRINGDiversion; distraction
REDHERRINGWhodunit ingredient
REDHERRINGMystery-novel item
REDHERRINGSubterfuge
REDHERRINGFalse clue.
REDHERRINGIt misleads
REDHERRINGPurposeful misdirection
REDHERRINGDeception
REDHERRINGFishy lead
REDHERRINGMisleading clue?
REDHERRINGAttention diverter
REDHERRINGDecoy, of sorts
REDHERRINGDon't be misled by this
REDHERRINGFalse lead
REDHERRINGFake footprint at the murder scene, e.g.
REDHERRINGMisleading lead
REDHERRINGEmbarrassed fish?
REDHERRINGArtful dodge
REDHERRINGDevice used in mystery writing
REDHERRINGFalse clue
REDHERRINGMystery writer's favorite appetizer?
REDHERRINGMisleading evidence
REDHERRINGMisleading clue
REDHERRINGDeliberate distraction
REDHERRINGCARDINALFISH?
REDHERRINGSomething that diverts attention from main issue.
REDHERRINGIt diverts the attention.
REDHERRINGMystery story trickery.
REDHERRINGDiversionary tactic, as in politics.
REDHERRINGDiversionary trick.