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Ploy
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Ploy
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1.
a manoeuvre or tactic in a game, conversation, etc; stratagem; gambit
2.
any business, job, hobby, etc, with which one is occupied
angling is his latest ploy
3. mainly British
a frolic, escapade, or practical joke
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Ploy
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an action or maneuver intended to outwit or disconcert another person
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Ploy
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An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver: "A typical ploy is to feign illness, procure medicine, then sell it on the black market" (Jill Smolowe).
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