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Piece of misdirection (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feint

(Other definitions for feint that I've seen before include "(Make a) deceptive move" , "Sell a dummy" , "Make slight movement to divert, as in fencing" , "Misleading action" , "Pretended blow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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