Elaborate trick Crossword Clue

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Elaborate trick Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
(verb)
1. subject to a playful hoax or joke

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ELABORATE (verb)
1. make more complex, intricate, or richer
2. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
ELABORATE (adjective)
1. marked by complexity and richness of detail
2. developed or executed with care and in minute detail
TRICK (noun)
1. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
2. a cunning or deceitful action or device
TRICK (verb)
1. deceive somebody

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