Contrivance (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">contrivance</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I have seen 'Clever contrivance ' mean 'artifice' so perhaps 'contrivance' could also mean 'artifice')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for artifice that I've seen before include "Race it if (anag) - cunning" , "Subtle deception" , "Capital of Tuvalu" , "Crafty deception or stratagem" , "Clever trick intended to mislead" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">contrivance</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for device that I've seen before include "something mechanical?" , "Plan, scheme, trick" , "Gadget, piece of apparatus" , "Instrument - plan" , "Thing made or used for particular purpose" .)