Answer: ploy

AnswerCrossword Clue
PLOY

Ruse

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Gimmick

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Artful dodge

PLOY
Clever machination
PLOY
Tricky maneuver
PLOYStratagem
PLOYClever tactic
PLOYSly stratagem
PLOYGambit
PLOYBit of subterfuge
PLOYManeuver
PLOYTrick
PLOYBit of trickery
PLOYGamer's maneuver
PLOYQueen sacrifice in chess, e.g.
PLOYSneaky maneuver
PLOYWile
PLOYStrategem
PLOYStrategy
PLOYClever maneuver
PLOYPiece of strategy
PLOYSneaky tactic
PLOYArtful stratagem
PLOYTricky action
PLOYBit of strategy
PLOYRed herring, sometimes
PLOYClever ruse
PLOYSubterfuge
PLOYTactic
PLOYDevious maneuver
PLOYTricky tactic
PLOYPretext
PLOYRed herring
PLOYTricky move
PLOYArtifice
PLOYForm columns from lines of troops.
PLOYPrinciple of gamesmanship.
PLOYDiminish front: Mil.
PLOYTactic.
PLOYSome action or sport.