ruse

The ruse worked so well that it was not until opposite number Denis Hickie made his first tackle that he asked Taylor: "What are you doing here?"

They were unaware the authorities already had an inkling of what they were up to and would see through any such ruse.

But of course, the ruse is a millimeter thick — and not just because they love Donald Trump.

Several other analysts have called the ceasefire deal a ruse, meant to rob Hamas of their leverage via a hostage release while providing a boost to Israel's allies in the Trump administration.

He’d devised elaborate ruses to gather evidence of militias’ ties to high-ranking law enforcement officials.