Plays the wrong way (6)

I believe the answer is:

cheats

(Other definitions for cheats that I've seen before include "Doesn't follow the rules of the game" , "Swindles in chaste manner" , "Chaste (anag.)" , "Deceivers" , "Deceives as in card game" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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