Possible Clues:

• Skilful move or plan
• Pretend to be in spasm in ruse
• A skilful manoeuvre
• Action/strategy to achieve a specific end
• Manoeuvre of man on course swapping ends
• The sort of manoeuvre to get pussy back with a jerk
• Scheme needing diplomacy by one Conservative
• That's the last last thing you'd have or before a soldier
• Tory head's function? In charge of stratagem
• Feinting, e.g.