Fake bit of help re ten cents (8)
I believe the answer is:
pretence
'fake bit' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'of help re ten cents' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'PRETENCE' is hidden within 'help re ten cents'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pretence that I've seen before include "False show hiding reality" , "Make-believe, perhaps a phoney claim to status (8)" , "Acting of making something appear true when it's not" , "Make-believe, or false claim to merit" , "Sham" .)