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Manage to get a golf game by artful deception (9)

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I believe the answer is:

runaround

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'artful deception' is the definition.
'runaround' can be an answer for 'deception' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'artful' bit.

'manage to get a golf game' is the wordplay.
'manage' becomes 'run' (both can mean to organise).
'to get' says to put letters next to each other.
'golf game' becomes 'round' (round is a kind of golf game).
'run'+'a'+'round'='RUNAROUND'

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for runaround that I've seen before include "small car" , "deception" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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