I'm not sure I can use the phrase «sideline detail». By it, I mean a detail that may seem/is secondary.
Is there an expression for this idea?
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Sign up to join this communityI guess it depends on the degree to which this particular detail is secondary. To me, the phrase you gave sounds strange. I have some suggestions: