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noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • the faculty of contriving; inventive skill • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade • an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. • any improvised arrangement for temporary use • the act of devising something | ||||
| 29% | 13 | In a deceitful or deceitful way | ||
adverb • in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree | ||||
| 29% | 8 | Acting in a deceitful or deceitful manner | ||
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Deceitful Plan From Criminal I Can Convert
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CONTRIVANCE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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CONTRIVANCE
Updated: March 2, 2025
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