Deceit used to achieve one's goal (10)

I believe the answer is:

subterfuge

(Other definitions for subterfuge that I've seen before include "Duplicity" , "Deception" , "Evasive stratagem" , "Ploy" , "Artifice" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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