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Doctor dupes duck? Not genuine! (6)

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I believe the answer is:

pseudo

'not genuine' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'doctor dupes duck?' is the wordplay.
'doctor' is an anagram indicator.
'duck?' becomes 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket).
'dupes' is an anagram of 'pseud'.
'pseud'+'o'='PSEUDO'

(Other definitions for pseudo that I've seen before include "Not genuine" , "Spurious" , "Prefix meaning false; o dupes!" , "Use pod (anag.)" , "Ersatz" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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