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Just what you'd expect from a phoney hoodlum (9)

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falsehood

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'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'

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(Other definitions for falsehood that I've seen before include "work of fiction" , "Deception" , "It might be hard to swallow" , "Fictional account" , "Pork pie" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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