*Like a game that involves evasive subterfuge (3,3,5)
I believe the answer is:
cat and mouse
(Other definitions for cat and mouse that I've seen before include "(Play) with teasing cruelty" , "Opposing manoeuvres" , "(Of tactics) waiting and watching for the moment to strike" .)
I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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