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For fear that (4)

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lest

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'for fear that' is the definition.
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This is the entire clue.

(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 Star Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Mirror, The New York Times, The Irish Times and the LA Times.
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