Misrepresentation (6)

I believe the answer is:

deceit

'misrepresentation' is the definition.
(I know that deceit is a type of misrepresentation)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for deceit that I've seen before include "Falsehood" , "Deliberate misrepresentation" , "Fraud or duplicity" , "Lying" , "Duplicity or trickery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the New York Times, the Universal, the Ink Well xwords, The Guardian and the Canadiana.

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