Possible Clues:

• Subterfuge picked up rumour about tax cut
• Dodging of responsibility etc
• Attempt to avoid the point of an argument
• Pussy-footing is sadly so naïve
• No, don't spend this the wrong way just to get away with it
• Word after tax
• 'But no one is up!' That's an excuse?
• Waffling, e.g.
• Unsatisfying reply to a question
• Act of escaping by trickery or illegal means