Cheats caught breaking up families (7)

I believe the answer is:

hocuses

'cheats' is the definition.
(hocus can mean to cheat or deceive)

'caught breaking up families' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'breaking up' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters slice into or 'break up' the word).
'families' becomes 'houses' (house can mean an aristocratic family).
'c' inserted within 'houses' is 'HOCUSES'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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