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Noun: slyness  slI-nus
  1. Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
    "His slyness in business dealings made him both admired and feared";
    - craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, wiliness

Type of: astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness