45 entries under ploy topic. ×

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tactic(noun, trick, pretense, maneuver)
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finesse(noun, move, action, trick, measure)
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jig(noun, move, action, catch, trick)
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bluff(noun, cause, fake, trick, skill)
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decoy(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
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racket(noun, action, play, trick, twist)
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stall(noun, cause, trick, shift, escape)
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catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, counterfeit)
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con(noun, action, cause, plan, play)
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grift(noun, action, plan, play, trick)
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sleight of hand(noun, expression, idiom, catch, trick)
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snare(noun, fake, trick, deception, lie)
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stunt(noun, catch, fake, trick, twist)
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equivocation(noun, slip, deception, shift, escape)
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fancy footwork(noun, expression, slip, trick, shift)
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illusion(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
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jest(noun, catch, fake, trick, sport)
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lie(noun, trick, shift, escape, routine)
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method(noun, action, play, catch, fake)
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play(trick, pretense, maneuver, wile)
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