What does hoax mean in crosswords?

hoax means: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Which crossword clues can have hoax as the answer?

Possible clues for hoax include "Deliberate trick".

Word entry · 4 letters

Best crossword clue

"Deliberate trick"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /həʊks/Part of speech noun, verbSorted ahoxStarts with HEnds with X1 cluesCommon crossword word

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something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”).

“The phone call to the police about a tiger in a tree turned out to be a hoax.”
“The news story about the pop singer coming to town, unfortunately for his fans, turned out to be a hoax.”

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