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Football Ruse

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noun

• (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage

24%9 Deceive with a ruse
verb

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

24%7 Notable writer from Ruse
noun

• English writer born in Germany (1905-1994)

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