Cryptic crossword clue
Playing I spy, short of deceptive reasoning 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SOPHISTRY

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What does SOPHISTRY mean?

SOPHISTRY noun
  1. Cunning, sometimes manifested as trickery.
  2. The art of using deceptive speech or writing.
  3. An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.

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