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devilment

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈdev.əl.mənt/ (also devilry) old-fashioned

Definition

behaviour that causes trouble but is usually intended to be humorous: He's up to some kind of devilment again, I'll be bound.Bad but attractive
(Definition of devilment noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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