Trick that's bad played on us -- I'll get caught Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ILLUSION Trick that's bad played on us -- I'll get caught (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 17, 2021
95% FOOLS Plays a trick on (5) Newsday Dec 8, 2025
87% FLATFOOTED Bad way to be caught (10) New York Times Nov 15, 2025
76% PLOYS Tricks (5) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
76% JAPE Trick (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 3, 2025
76% ONTO Not tricked by (4) Universal Dec 1, 2025
76% RUSE Trick (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 20, 2025
76% SAVE Use Ctrl-S (4) Commuter Nov 14, 2025
76% TREAT "Trick or __!" (5) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
73% KAOS "Get Smart" bad guys (4) New York Times Dec 17, 2025

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