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Apropos hoax, laugh, oddly reflecting “we’d give it a whirl!” (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

hula hoop

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'we'd give it a whirl' is the definition.
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'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'.

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(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" .)

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