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Tricks graduate with dodgy CGI (5)

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I believe the answer is:

magic

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

'graduate with dodgy cgi' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'MA' (abbreviation for Master of Arts).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'dodgy' is an anagram indicator (a dodgy or wrong order of the letters).
'cgi' is an anagram of 'gic'.
'ma'+'gic'='MAGIC'

(Other definitions for magic that I've seen before include "Conjuring trick, legerdemain" , "Wonderful" , "Unexpectedly produce" , "Enchantment" , "Prestidigitation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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