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decoy(noun, trick, deception, lie)
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gag(noun, catch, trick, sport)
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stall(noun, cause, trick, shift, escape)
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chicane(noun, trick, twist, deception, talk)
3
wrinkle(noun, catch, fake, trick, counterfeit)
2
catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, counterfeit)
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con(noun, action, cause, plan, play)
2
masquerade(cause, trick, copy, counterfeit)
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snare(noun, fake, trick, deception, lie)
2
stunt(noun, catch, fake, trick, twist)
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act(trick, con, falsehood, cloak)
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affectation(cause, trick, con, excuse)
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appearance(cause, trick, con, excuse)
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bilk(noun, trick, lie, con)
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cloak(cause, trick, deception, con)
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confidence game(noun, expression, trick, lie)
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crock(noun, trick, lie, con)
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dissimulation(trick, deception, dishonesty, cunning)
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double-dealing(trick, deception, dishonesty, cloak)
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excuse(noun, cause, slip, trick, shift)
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