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1 result for IMITATIVE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 19, 2017	28D	Like store brands vis-à-vis name brands, typically	Mark Diehl	Shortz

4 results for IMITATIVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 31, 1975	77D	Unoriginal	Barbara Lewis	Weng
Sat Sep 5, 1970	10D	Counterfeit	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 16, 1958	126A	Apish.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Aug 10, 1951	33A	Counterfeit.	Unknown	Farrar

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