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Ploy Ruse Crossword Clue

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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

• a maneuver in a game or conversation

• a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

42%4Ploy
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

24%9 Deceive with a ruse
verb

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

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