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Hoax over rubbish presented as decree (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diktat

'decree' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hoax over rubbish presented' is the wordplay.
'hoax' becomes 'kid'.
'over' is a reversal indicator.
'rubbish' becomes 'tat' (low-quality items or material).
'presented' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'kid' written backwards gives 'dik'.
'dik'+'tat'='DIKTAT'

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for diktat that I've seen before include "Categorical decree" , "Decree imposed from above" , "Categorical statement" , "Official order" , "imposed order" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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