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The phrase "as tricky a" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to compare the level of difficulty of something in a specific context.
Example: "This puzzle is as tricky a challenge as I've ever faced."
Alternatives: "as difficult a" or "as complicated a".
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The architect was just as tricky a read.
CATCHING a cloud might seem as tricky a task as trying to bottle a rainbow.
Iran, for example, is almost as tricky a problem as Syria.
How many readers, I wonder, will find it as tricky a business as I did to make their way into "The Same Sea," Amos Oz's new novel?
The market right now is as tricky a one as we've seen since the implosion of the high-tech bubble eight years ago.
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