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chicanery(noun, trick, deception, cunning, fraud)
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fraud(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, fling)
9
contrivance(noun, craft, move, action, trick)
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blind(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, treachery)
9
hoax(noun, trick, deception, sham, con)
9
intrigue(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, device)
9
maneuver(noun, move, catch, trick, honest)
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sham(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, con)
9
trap(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
8
plan(noun, move, action, play, trick)
7
bluff(noun, cause, fake, trick, deception)
7
pretense(noun, cover, show, trick, falsehood)
6
cheat(noun, trick, deception, lie, misleading)
6
chicane(noun, trick, twist, deception, talk)
6
expedient(noun, reason, trick, explanation, excuse)
6
game(noun, trick, maneuver, ruse, stratagem)
6
gimmick(noun, move, action, catch, trick)
6
imposture(noun, cover, catch, trick, honest)
6
pretence
6
prevarication(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
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