Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
Stratagem
Stratagem noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The ATMOS devices in "The Sontaran Stratagem" work as advertised on the surface, but their true purpose is to spew a noxious gas the Sontarans can use to turn Earth into a clone farm.
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