"made you look" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interjection}} made you look
  1. Said after tricking someone into believing there was something to be seen where, in fact, there was not.
    Sense id: en-made_you_look-en-intj-pw2yf90t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2001, Casey Lytle, Alien Encounter: Homeworld: Conclusion, page 45",
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