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								disclosing unintentionally a telltale panel of lights
 a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down
 
 'telltale' - used as a noun
 2.
								someone who gossips indiscreetly
 3.
								someone who reports another person's wrongdoings to someone in authority
 
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