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Fake smithy (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forge

This clue is a double definition.

'fake' is the first definition.
(forge can mean to fake or counterfeit)

'smithy' is the second definition.
(synonyms)

(Other definitions for forge that I've seen before include "Shape by heating and hammering, as smith does" , "Smith's workshop" , "Smithy; falsify" , "Blacksmith's premises" , "Smith's workplace" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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