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Secret plot (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scheme

(Other definitions for scheme that I've seen before include "Design" , "Project or strategy" , "Lay plans" , "Machination" , "Plan - intrigue" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and The Independent.
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