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Impostor? Nonsense (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

humbug

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'impostor?' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'nonsense' is the second definition.
(humbug is a kind of nonsense)

(Other definitions for humbug that I've seen before include "The sweet could be pretentious nonsense" , "Peppermint confection" , "talk that's deceptive" , "Hypocrisy - bah!" , "that a sucker may enjoy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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