Answer: sleight

AnswerCrossword Clue
SLEIGHTIn conversation, minor deception (7)
sleightcunning; craft
sleightskill; dexterity
sleightdeftness (the quality of being deft)
sleightartifice; stratagem
SLEIGHTMagician's skill
SLEIGHTBit of deception
SLEIGHTCraftiness
SLEIGHTDexterity, as of hand
SLEIGHTAdroitness in using the hands
SLEIGHTDeceptive dexterity
SLEIGHTTRICK
SLEIGHTTrickiness
SLEIGHT... of hand
SLEIGHTAdroitness.
SLEIGHT...-of-hand.
SLEIGHTDexterity.
SLEIGHTDexterity
SLEIGHT.. of hand (magician's forte)
SLEIGHT... of hand (magic)
SLEIGHTTrick