Answer: outfoxes

AnswerCrossword Clue
OUTFOXESGets the better of
OUTFOXESSurpasses in slyness
OUTFOXESIs craftier than
outfoxesDefeat or deceive (someone) by being more clever or cunning than they are; outwit
outfoxesOUTFOX, to outwit (to defeat by superior ingenuity)