Just what you'd expect from a phoney hoodlum (9)
I believe the answer is:
falsehood
'just what you'd expect' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'a phoney hoodlum' is the wordplay.
'a phoney' becomes 'false' (I've seen this in another clue).
'hoodlum' becomes 'hood' (synonyms).
'false'+'hood'='FALSEHOOD'
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for falsehood that I've seen before include "work of fiction" , "Deception" , "It might be hard to swallow" , "Fictional account" , "Pork pie" .)