Appearances can be deceptive, I guess (6)
I believe the answer is:
guises
'appearances' is the definition.
(guise is a kind of appearance)
'deceptive i guess' is the wordplay.
'deceptive' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'guess'='iguess'
'iguess' anagrammed gives 'GUISES'.
'can be' acts as a link.
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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