I guess it's semantics then if you know you're not going to actually gain hypertrophy, which is why I said that can't be your goal in that case.
It is possible to gain strength while on a calorie deficit, though, which is why fairly heavy weight for low volume is recommended when losing weight, and hypertrophy-STYLE training as a focus not so much.
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