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Fake daughter removed from Sir Tom podcast (8)

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impostor

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'fake' is the definition.
(I know that fake can be written as impostor)

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(Other definitions for impostor that I've seen before include "deceitful person" , "a fraud" , "Fake figure" , "One pretends to be someone else to deceive" , "deceptive type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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