3
hoax(noun, trick, deception, plot, maneuver)
2
red herring(noun, expression, cause, trick, con)
2
binge
2
blind
2
catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, deception)
2
craft(trick, maneuver, stratagem)
2
dirty trick
2
escapade(noun, catch, trick, sport, deception)
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evasion(noun, trick, maneuver, ruse, stratagem)
2
gesture
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grift
2
juggle
2
lark(noun, catch, trick, sport, deception)
2
little game
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method(noun, action, play, catch, fake)
2
pretence
2
pretext(noun, cause, reason, trick, con)
2
scam(trick, twist, game, device, con)
2
snare
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wrinkle(noun, stratagem)
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