Subterfuge (4)
'subterfuge' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for evasion that I've seen before include "Cunning" , "Fencing" , "Attempt to avoid the point of an argument" , "Circumvention" , "Deliberate avoidance" .)
'subterfuge' is the definition.
(I know that subterfuge can be written as ruse)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ruse that I've seen before include "Sue to be a ploy" , "Ploy, artifice" , "Artful ploy" , "Trick designed to deceive" , "Sure to be a plot" .)
(Other definitions for jiggery-pokery that I've seen before include "Dishonest activities" , "Dishonest dealing" , "Deception" , "Deceit" , "Funny business" .)