Conspire (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">conspire</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that conspire is a more specific form of the action plot)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for plot that I've seen before include "Small area of ground" , "Novel story - secret plan" , "See 12 Across" , "Piece of land or cunning scheme" , "Film story; graph" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">conspire</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scheme that I've seen before include "programme" , "Cunning plan" , "Conspire" , "proposal" , "Plan - intrigue" .)
(Other definitions for connive that I've seen before include "Conspire (to do something harmful)" , "Plot secretly" , "Plot, conspire" , "Intrigue, scheme" , "Conspire; wink (at 2)" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">conspire</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for collude that I've seen before include "Be in cahoots" , "Agree in secret" , "Conspire together" , "Conspire to defraud" , "Conspire fraudulently" .)