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Adroit ploy without a move below the belt (5,4)

(A) DROIT PLOY*

NB my 21;

“Play” meant to mean “game” ie pool

Harry perhaps to swim in muddy waters (5,4)

The cheats register? (5,4)

Naughty kitty! Getting up to tricks! (5,4)

Loopy Trident arrangement caught reverting to chicanery (5,4)

I did not know this phrase before

Many thanks to the worthy entrants.
I chose the phrase due to (US political) topicality, fearing it was not great for cluing.
But the ingenious forum members made it difficult to choose from many contenders.

Out of many deserving entries, gold to geting@23:

Corrupt old Tory I start to probe for unethical behaviour.

Silver to jono@10 for elegance.

Fewer Mango Mussolini clues than expected, so bronze goes to raffles@13. BTW raffles, please relay my compliments to the Dublin balloon craftsmen. 🤣

Enjoyed the hiddens by regeff@28 and jvs@36. Among other worthy entries aristo@12, amej@24, motley@25, poulet 29, swarb@31.

Prizes:

Comedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM_d_4KeWlU

Sport/history https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HifAFvCKZJw

TV drama (I loved the original Twilight Zone) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4GtHfDsOEg

Music (a SRV tune but I like the Chicago blues style of this) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR84GfTiYEo

Congratulations Geting, your clue would have been my choice also. Many thanks, Geeker.

Well done Geting - cheers Geeker!

Well done Geting. Cheers Geeker and thanks for the mention.