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stratagem(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
21
intrigue(noun, plan, deception, dishonesty)
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plot(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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trick(noun, plan, design, idea, system)
17
ruse(noun, plan, trick, deception, talk)
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device(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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cabal(noun, plan, plot, planned)
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contrivance(noun, move, action, plan, trick)
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wile(noun, trick, deception, device, cunning)
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trickery(noun, deception, dishonesty, cunning)
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design(noun, plan, trick, course)
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plan(noun, move, action, trick, design)
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game(noun, move, plot, treason)
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collusion(noun, plan, plot, planned)
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complot(noun, plan, plot, involvement)
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connivance(noun, plan, plot, planned)
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counterplot(plan, plot, treason)
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practice(noun, plan, course, plot)
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strategy(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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confederacy(plan, plot, involvement, treason)
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