Apropos hoax, laugh, oddly reflecting “we’d give it a whirl!” (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
hula hoop
'we'd give it a whirl' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'apropos hoax laugh oddly reflecting' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'reflecting' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'apropos'+'hoax'+'laugh'='aproposhoaxlaugh'
The alternate letters of 'aproposhoaxlaugh' are 'poohaluh'.
'poohaluh' in reverse letter order is 'HULA-HOOP'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hula hoop that I've seen before include "Ring spun round body" , "Circle of wood used in dance" , "Ring spun round waist" , "Toy ring" .)