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For fear that (4)

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I think it could be either:

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