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The phrase "a tricky mixture" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a combination of elements that is complex or difficult to navigate.
Example: "The recipe calls for a tricky mixture of spices that can easily overwhelm the dish if not balanced properly."
Alternatives: "a challenging blend" or "a complicated combination."
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His soloist technique is stellar but involves a tricky mixture of facility and tension; his stage persona lacks any element of repose.
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Edgar's warmth goes a long way toward balancing the show's tricky mixture of sarcasm and stealth sincerity.
Instead, he liked to be seen as the victim of a malign, stupid system, for that came to the aid of his tricky mixture of indolence, disbelief and hypocrisy.
That discovery — and the tricky mixture of resistance and accommodation it provokes in this smart, stubborn girl — is the subject of Haifaa al-Mansour's sharply observed, deceptively gentle film, reportedly the first feature ever directed by a Saudi woman.
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This a tricky topic.
A tricky one.
A tricky moral moment.
Power is a tricky thing.
This is a tricky concept.
It's a tricky business.
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