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Deception (8)

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'deception' is the definition.
(I know that hoax is a type of deception)

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(Other definitions for hoax that I've seen before include "Deception such as the Piltdown Man" , "Scam" , "Fake, such as Piltdown Man" , "Act of deception" , "Practical joke" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the Newsday, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Guardian, the Universal and the King Feature Syndicate.
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