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The phrase "a perplexing lack of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is an unexpected or confusing absence of something.
Example: "The report revealed a perplexing lack of data on the subject, leaving researchers puzzled about the findings."
Alternatives: "an alarming absence of" or "a troubling deficiency of".
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A MYSTERIOUS decline in the numbers of spawning salmon has become one of the rites of autumn in British Columbia, bringing worries of financial and job losses, threats of extinction and a perplexing lack of answers.
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