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A deceptive device used to conceal a purpose or evade a difficulty.

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subterfuge

The disguised invitation was a subterfuge to bring the rivals together.
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Felix then discovered a subterfuge: the speaker had labeled the removal of unfavorable comments as a routine formatting correction.
From The Proposal Behind the Persuasion.
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