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They'll cheat hotel over chops with right stuffing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoaxers

'they'll cheat' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'hotel over chops with right stuffing' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'hotel' could be 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'h' is present in the answer.
'over' could be 'o' (cricket abbreviation) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'right' could be 'r' (common abbreviation) and 'r' is located in the answer.
'chops' could be 'axes' (axing is a kind of chopping) and 'axes' is found within the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

(Another definition for hoaxers that I've seen is " Tricksters".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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