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Bachelor needs wife? An inductive fallacy (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

black swan

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'inductive fallacy' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'bachelor needs wife? an' is the wordplay.
'bachelor' becomes 'B' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts).
'needs' becomes 'lacks' (lack is a kind of need).
'wife?' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'b'+'lacks'+'w'+'an'='BLACK SWAN'

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(Other definitions for black swan that I've seen before include "Australian winger" , "Australian native bird" , "Aquatic bird" , "Aussie swimmer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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