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SAT Vocab Review Unit 10
Problem 11 of 36
The magician's sudden disappearance was not a trick of illusion but a clever ruse; he had slipped behind the curtain while the audience's attention was drawn to the flashing lights.
As used in the text, what does the word "ruse" most nearly mean?