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Some metropolitan trickery to do with sacred writings (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tantric

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'some metropolitan trickery to do with sacred writings' is the definition.
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'some metropolitan trickery to' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some parts of the word are used).
'TANTRIC' can be found hidden inside 'metropolitan trickery to'.

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(Other definitions for tantric that I've seen before include "Type of Buddhism" , "Relating to Hindu or Buddhist mystical texts" , "referring to some teachings" , "of meditating?" , "Coming from religious writing" .)

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