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trickery

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈtrɪk.ər.i/ US  /ˈ-ɚ-/ disapproving

Definition

the activity of using tricks to deceive or cheat people: The government, he said, had resorted to political trickery in its attempts to retain power.Cheating and trickingPlotting and trapping
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