Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Shoehorn
Shoehorn noun - A device used for easing the foot into a shoe.
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Part of the problem may have been that, when the series first started, it got a lot of praise for the flash backs as a storytelling device, so the writers felt like they had to shoehorn one into every episode.
Source: Trapped by Mountain Lions
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