Made believe with intent to deceive (9)
I believe the answer is:
pretended
'made believe with intent to deceive' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pretended that I've seen before include "Feigned, affected" , "Made believe with intent to deceive" , "Feigned, faked" , "Engaged in fantasy; simulated (an emotion)" , "Made believe, feigned," .)