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sidetrack

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sidetrack/ˈsʌɪdtrak/

▶verb

1 distract from an immediate or important issue.

2 chiefly N. Amer. direct (a train) into a branch line or siding.

▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a railway branch line or siding.

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