To hide one disc in another is fishy! (3)

I believe the answer is:

cod

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(Other definitions for cod that I've seen before include "Play joke on" , "Payment arrangement" , "Tasty fish or slangy nonsense" , "swimmer" , "Fish; fake (colloq.)" .)

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