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Cunning Deception Crossword Clue

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noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• the quality of being crafty

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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noun

• a cunning or deceitful action or device

95%8Exact Match!
verb

• deceive somebody

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