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One may get pulled in deception (4)

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I believe the answer is:

hoax

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'deception' is the definition.
(hoax is a kind of deception)

'one may get pulled' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'one' could be 'a' and 'a' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'hox' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hoax that I've seen before include "Playful fraud" , "A fraud or deception" , "Spoof" , "Deliberate trickery" , "Imposture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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