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Mock if CIA trial collapsed (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

artificial

'mock' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'if cia trial collapsed' is the wordplay.
'collapsed' is an anagram indicator.
'if'+'cia'+'trial'='ifciatrial'
'ifciatrial' with letters rearranged gives 'ARTIFICIAL'.

(Other definitions for artificial that I've seen before include "Contrived, false" , "Assumed" , "Bogus" , "Kiss of life" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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