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stratagem

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Noun

  1. A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception.
  2. Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.
  3. Military deception or artifice.
  4. Cunning and artifice in general.
  5. A violent deed.

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