Deceived, though not by playing possum? (5)
I believe the answer is:
foxed
'deceived' is the definition.
(foxing is a kind of deceiving)
'not by playing possum?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'not' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is present in the answer.
'by' could be 'x' (multiplication sign) and 'x' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'fed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'though' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for foxed that I've seen before include "Deceived in vulpine manner" , "a bit off-colour" , "Baffled" .)