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ruse Definition


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ruse
noun
    1. A clever strategem or plan intended to deceive or trick.
      Thesaurus: device, artifice, stratagem, manoeuvre, dodge, deception, hoax, trick, subterfuge.
Etymology: 16c in this sense; 14c, meaning ‘to make a detour': from French ruser to retreat.



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