Artifice (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">artifice</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ruse that I've seen before include "Deceptive tactic" , "Ploy, artifice" , "Clever stratagem or plan" , "Deceptive manoeuvre" , "Deceptive device" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">artifice</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for trickery that I've seen before include "Hocus-pocus" , "Legerdemain" , "Practice of deception" , "Cunning deceit" , "Smoke and mirrors?" .)