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Sleight of hand; deception (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trickery

This clue is a double definition.

'sleight of hand' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'deception' is the second definition.
(I know that trickery is a type of deception)

(Other definitions for trickery that I've seen before include "Legerdemain" , "Hocus-pocus" , "cheating" , "Practice of deception" , "Smoke and mirrors?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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