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A secret or deceptive scheme; also the interest such mystery arouses.

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intrigue

The novel's intrigue centers on a missing map.
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The fantasy's central intrigue involves two courtiers secretly exchanging ceremonial messages to make each appear disloyal to the council.
From A Fantasy Novel and Its Readers.
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