"element of surprise" meaning in English

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        "The strategic advantage afforded to a party when its opposition may be caught by surprise."
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        "(idiomatic) The strategic advantage afforded to a party when its opposition may be caught by surprise."
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          "roman": "chūqíbùyì",
          "sense": "strategic advantage",
          "word": "出其不意"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "strategic advantage",
          "word": "兵者詭道"
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        {
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          "roman": "bīngzhěguǐdào",
          "sense": "strategic advantage",
          "word": "兵者诡道"
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          "sense": "strategic advantage",
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          "word": "verrassingselement"
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          "sense": "strategic advantage",
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          "sense": "strategic advantage",
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          "word": "elemento supresa"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "strategic advantage",
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