smokescreen
(also smoke-screen) /ˈsməʊkskriːn/ noun [C]Definition
› something which hides the truth about someone's intentions: a smokescreen for sth The name change is a smokescreen for something larger. Some thought the decision to announce a change of direction was a smokescreen to cover the management's desire for the CEO's departure.
(Definition of smokescreen noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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