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Deceptive movement sounds weak in spirit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feint

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'deceptive movement' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sounds weak in spirit' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'fet' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for feint that I've seen before include "Deceptive movement designed to distract" , "Deceptive motion" , "(Make a) deceptive move" , "False fencing trust sounds dim" , "Artifice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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