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stalking-horse
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artifice(trick, shift, escape, routine)
4
bluff(cover, cause, fake, reason)
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claim(action, trick, sham, statement)
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dodge(trick, escape, excuse, maneuver)
4
red herring(expression, cause, reason, con)
3
apologia(cause, reason, approval, argument)
3
camouflage(cover, hide, disguise, cloak)
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cover story(expression, cause, reason, trick)
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façade(cover, show, trick, face)
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fraud(trick, deception, pretense, hoax)
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imposture(trick, deception, fraud, pretense)
3
loophole
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ostentation(trick, effect, face, sham)
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ploy(cause, reason, trick, con)
3
pose(appearance, cover, show, effect)
3
rationalization(cause, reason, trick, claim)
3
shift(reason, slip, trick, escape)
3
way out
3
why(cause, reason, base, call)
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