The art of manouevering with subtletly will end party politics (7)

I believe the answer is:

tactics

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'the art' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Military art ' mean 'tactics' so perhaps 'art' could also mean 'tactics')

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(Other definitions for tactics that I've seen before include "Military science" , "Ploys" , "Art of disposing military forces" , "Purposeful procedure" , "Manuvres" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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