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Chiefly in plural. Something sought by a person, esp. as specified in an advertisement; (hence) a classified advertisement specifying that a…
(a) adj. (attributive), designating a person or thing most eagerly sought after, esp. in connection with serious criminal offences; (b) n. such a…