"baby elephant in the room" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-baby elephant in the room.ogg Forms: baby elephants in the room [plural]
Etymology: baby + elephant in the room Head templates: {{en-noun|baby elephants in the room}} baby elephant in the room (plural baby elephants in the room)
  1. (idiomatic) An obvious but mostly inconsequential issue. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-baby_elephant_in_the_room-en-noun-ng0EhSIM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "An obvious but mostly inconsequential issue."
      ],
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          "obvious",
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        ],
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          "inconsequential"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) An obvious but mostly inconsequential issue."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "English multiword terms",
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        "An obvious but mostly inconsequential issue."
      ],
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