Read the sentence.While we could never prove it, we suspected him of duplicity, so we were never able to fully trust him despite his numerous good deeds.

Duplicity means deceitfulness or dishonesty. The sentence says the suspicion made it difficult to trust him, even though he had done many good things. So “dishonesty” is the best match; “cunning” means cleverness and does not necessarily imply deceit.

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