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smoke and mirrors

elaborate deception or pretense: so called after the use of smoke, mirrors, etc. by professional magicians to create an illusion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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