___ horse

TROJAN

This mythical gift wasn’t what it seemed—Greeks used it to sneak soldiers past enemy walls.

This clue plays on the famous "Trojan horse" from Greek mythology, where the Greeks tricked their enemies by hiding soldiers inside a giant wooden horse. The blank suggests you're looking for a single word that fits before "horse," and "Trojan" is the well-known term for it. The answer relies on cultural knowledge rather than wordplay, making it straightforward once you recall the story.