Nietzsche meticulously hides plan (6)

I believe the answer is:

scheme

'plan' is the definition.
(I know that scheme is a type of plot)

'nietzsche meticulously hides' is the wordplay.
'hides' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'SCHEME' is hidden in the letters of 'nietzsche meticulously'.

(Other definitions for scheme that I've seen before include "Conspire" , "'Plot, plan (6)'" , "Lay plans" , "Hatch - plot" , "Systematic plan or arrangement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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