Stratagems (5)

I think it could be either:

ruses

ploys

'stratagems' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ruses that I've seen before include "cunning tricks" , "Cunning plans" , "Clever stratagems" , "Tricks or deceptions" , "Subterfuges" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate and the Evening Standard.

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