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Misleading rumour, hoax (6)

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I believe the answer is:

canard

This clue is a double definition.

'misleading rumour' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hoax' is the second definition.
(I know that canard is a type of hoax)

(Other definitions for canard that I've seen before include "Ugly rumour" , "False rumour or story, from France" , "Deliberately misleading fabrication" , "A French kind of false rumour" , "False rumour, originally from France" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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