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Elaborate Ploys Crossword Clue

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noun

• a fraudulent business scheme

verb

• deprive of by deceit

24%6 Boxing ploys
noun

• any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

verb

• deceive by a mock action

24%5Ploys
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

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