reverse ferret

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|UK|_|media}} A sudden [[volte-face]] in an organisation's editorial line on a certain issue, ''especially'' one without acknowledgment of the previous position.<ref name="White">{{cite-journal|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4275198.ece|title=Tabloid week: the reverse ferret|last=White|first=Roland|work=The Sunday Times|date=6 July 2008}}</ref>

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