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What does elusive mean?

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There will be a lucky dip, incorporating the elusive Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp.
He can be unpredictable, able to move swiftly round the ring and be elusive, but has the height and reach to stand and trade blows.
How do you respond to critics who say that the juicy returns you promise for Social Security accounts will likewise prove elusive?
Walkers will be on the lookout for birds such as short-eared owls, winter wildfowl and the elusive hen harrier.
While the quokkas remained elusive, the students caught a small marsupial which they did not recognise.
Most other closely related wrasses utilize a combination of suction and biting to take less elusive invertebrate prey items.

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