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It's hard to build strength on a calorie deficit; it certainly requires very fine judgement. Get it wrong and you a) just don't have enough energy to move that iron around for enough reps to stimulate the muscle growth and b) don''t have the resources to build the muscle anyway.
Bulk and cut, bulk and cut is a common pattern.