Tricks (5)

I believe the answer is:

ruses

'tricks' is the definition.
(a ruse is a trick or ploy)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ruses that I've seen before include "Clever stratagems" , "Clever strategems or plans" , "cunning tricks" , "Stratagem designed to deceive" , "Cunning plans" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, the Universal, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the Penny Press.

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