Acard

8 clues
Pick
___ what?
Have -- up one's sleeve
Pick -- (draw from the deck)
Pick ___" (magic trick start)
Pick ---" (magician's request)
'Pick --' (magician's instruction)
As sure ___ as ever won . . . ": Shak.
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