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stratagem(noun, trick, design, idea)
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intrigue(noun, deception, dishonesty, scheme)
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scheme(noun, trick, design, idea)
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plot(noun, trick, design, idea)
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trick(noun, design, idea, system)
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ruse(noun, trick, deception, talk)
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conspiracy(noun, picture, device, plot)
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device(noun, trick, design, idea)
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dodge(noun, trick, informal, deception)
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cabal(noun, scheme, plot, planned)
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contrivance(noun, move, action, trick)
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design(noun, trick, course, scheme)
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collusion(noun, scheme, plot, planned)
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complot(noun, scheme, plot, involvement)
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connivance(noun, scheme, plot, planned)
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counterplot(scheme, plot, treason)
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practice(noun, course, scheme, plot)
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expedient(trick, course, plot, pretense)
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strategy(noun, trick, design, idea)
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confederacy(scheme, plot, involvement, treason)
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