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mask(cause, con, excuse, pretense, ploy)
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measure(noun, support, move, action, movement)
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pitch(noun, trick)
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plea(noun, cause, return, con, excuse)
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plotting
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policy(noun, procedure, tactics)
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pretension
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proposition(noun, action, plan, trick, course)
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red herring(expression, cause, con, excuse, pretense)
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scenario(noun, trick)
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scene(noun, trick)
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semblance(cause, con, excuse)
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setup(noun, trick)
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sidestep(verb, cunning)
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slant(noun, trick)
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sleight of hand(noun, expression, idiom, catch, trick)
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smokescreen
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snare(noun, fake, trick, deception, lie)
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step(noun, support, move, action, ability)
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stopgap(measure, means, method)
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