Hypocrite begins meal, unpacked from cases (8)

I believe the answer is:

tartuffe

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'hypocrite' is the definition.
(as in 'Tartuffe or The Impostor or The Hypocrite')

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(Other definitions for tartuffe that I've seen before include "The French play" , "Hypocrite created by Moliere" , "Moliere's hypocrite" , "insincere Frenchman" , "Play by Moliere" .)

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