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devious

 
/ˈdi·vi·əs/ adj

Definition

using indirect ways to get what you want, esp. without showing your real purpose: devious methods Devious also means indirect: They went by a devious route.
(Definition of devious adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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