Maid deceptive: time to confess (5)
I believe the answer is:
admit
'confess' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'maid deceptive time' is the wordplay.
'deceptive' indicates an anagram.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'maid' is an anagram of 'admi'.
'admi'+'t'='ADMIT'
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for admit that I've seen before include "Grant entry to" , "Provide student with place" , "Usher in" , "Allow to enter; own up" , "Allow access" .)