Crossword Genius

Mostly heart, if I cease deviousness (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

artifice

'deviousness' is the definition.
(both can mean cunning or cleverness)

'mostly heart if i cease' is the wordplay.
'mostly' indicates a hidden word (most of the letters in the clue).
'ARTIFICE' can be found hidden inside 'heart if i cease'.

(Other definitions for artifice that I've seen before include "Trick, device" , "Clever trick, crafty ploy" , "Subtle deception" , "Clever trickery" , "Contrivance, trickery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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