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For fear that (4)

Ross

I think it could be either:

lest

most

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">for fear that</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for lest that I've seen before include "For fear that (something happens)" , "In order not to, say forget?" , "In order not to, to avoid the risk that" , "To avoid the risk that - we forget?" , "For fear that (something should happen)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, the Universal, the Penny Press, The Irish Times, The Mirror, The Star Tribune and The Wall Street Journal.
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