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artful dodger
art·ful dod·ger (plural art·ful dod·gers)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody good at avoidance: somebody skilled at avoiding difficult situations and having to answer questions
[After a young pickpocket in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens]
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