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flaw

/ˈflɔː/ noun C2
  1. A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration; windflaw.
  2. A storm of short duration.
  3. A sudden burst of noise and disorder

Plural flaws

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He is the only flaw in that chain so far as I have been able to test it.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 3 · C1
You see the whole thing is a chain of logical sequences without a break or flaw.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 85 · B2
You can hardly find a flaw in the case which can now be presented against him, and all further investigation has served to strengthen it.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 54 · C1
The fact is that there is one really serious flaw in this evidence to which our friend attaches so much importance.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 58 · C1

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