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 Sydney Morning Herald, The New York Times, the Penny Press, the Universal, The Wall Street Journal and the King Feature Syndicate.

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