The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TACTICS
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More clues leading to the result TACTICS
- With show of diplomacy, regularly discuss strategy
- Diplomacy originally improving Civil Service procedures
- Diplomacy is restricting Conservative plans
- Procedure in course credits discussed
- During tremors 2 manoeuvres
- Diplomacy is about key game plan
- Jerks getting hold of a court's plans
- Ecstatic, heading off madly to make plans
- Diplomacy is limiting Conservative plans
- Nervous habits stifling performance — the subject of pre-match talk?
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The straight part
We know that "plans" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plans = tactics.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TACTICS mean?
TACTICS noun- A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- A maneuver used against an enemy.
- A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
- The military science that deals with achieving the objectives set by strategy.
- The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.