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noun • A magician, illusionist, one who practises sleight of hand. • One who cheats or deceives. • Trick; trickery. • Drugged liquor. verb • To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat. • To stupefy (someone) with drugged liquor (especially in order to steal from them). • To drug (liquor). • To adulterate (food). | ||||||||
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adjective satellite • not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use | ||||||||
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HOCUS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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