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A pretence of surprise at having jumped the gun? (5,5)

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false start

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(Other definitions for false start that I've seen before include "Unsuccessful beginning" , "In which runner is seen to have jumped the gun" , "may lead to total recall" , "In which someone jumps the gun" .)

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