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Use void, shifty means to be deceptive (7)

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I believe the answer is:

devious

'to be deceptive' is the definition.
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'use void shifty' is the wordplay.
'shifty' indicates anagramming the letters.
'use'+'void'='usevoid'
'usevoid' anagrammed gives 'DEVIOUS'.

'means' is the link.

(Other definitions for devious that I've seen before include "Machiavellian, roundabout" , "Not straightforward, underhand" , "Cunning and deceitful" , "Scheming, underhand" , "Underhand, deceitful" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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