noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ cruel
▪ elaborate
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His elaborate ~ fooled everyone.
▪ deliberate , intentional
▪ outright
▪
He wasn't sure whether it was an act of carelessness or an act of outright ~.
VERB + DECEPTION
▪ practise/practice , use
▪
He'll use ~ to get what he wants.
▪ detect , see through
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She failed to see through his ~.
▪ obtain sth by ( esp. law )
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She was charged with obtaining property by ~.