| ruse(cause, con, excuse, pretense, guise) | |
| smoked herring | |
| maneuver(noun, clue) | |
| gimmick(noun, clue) | |
| ploy(noun, cause, trick, con, excuse) | |
| preliminary prospectus | |
| bullshit | |
| diversion(noun, change, cover, trick, detail) | |
| feint(cause, con, excuse, pretense, ploy) | |
| pretext(noun, cause, reason, con, excuse) | |
| anguille | |
| bait(noun, clue) | |
| blind(noun, cover, trick, trap, disguise) | |
| cover-up(noun, cover, cause, con, excuse) | |
| deceit(disguise, cloak, veil, mask, cover-up) | |
| deviation(noun, change, trick, departure, path) | |
| device(noun, cause, trick, con, excuse) | |
| disguise(noun, cover, covering, veil, mask) | |
| distraction(noun, clue) | |
| smoke screen(noun, expression, action, cover, trick) |
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