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plot(noun, move, action, plan, trick)
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ruse(noun, craft, move, plan, trick)
12
scheme(noun, craft, move, action, plan)
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gimmick(noun, plan, development, trick, twist)
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plan(noun, move, action, plan, trick)
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creation(noun, performance, support, work, produce)
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ploy(noun, move, action, trick, twist)
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subterfuge(noun, craft, move, action, trick)
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convenience(noun, instrument, device, tool, gadget)
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design(noun, move, plan, development, measure)
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doodad(noun, development, thing, design, informal)
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machination(noun, move, action, plan, trick)
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wile(noun, trick, twist, device, cunning)
7
arrangement(noun, plan, material, course, instrument)
7
brainchild(noun, make, plan, development, design)
7
intrigue(noun, plan, scheme, fabrication)
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shift(noun, support, plan, trick, material)
7
thingummy(noun, object, instrument, device, apparatus)
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equipment(noun, material, instrument, device, tool)
6
gambit(noun, move, action, trick, twist)
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