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SHAM

(4 letters)

ERSATZ

(6 letters)

FRAUD

(5 letters)

BOGUS

(5 letters)

PSEUDO

(6 letters)

PHONY

(5 letters)

STAGE

(5 letters)

ASSUMED

(7 letters)

POSER

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. behave unnaturally or affectedly
2. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
(noun)
1. the enactment of a pretense
(adjective)
1. imagined as in a play

Hint 2: Clue Definition

FAKE (verb)
1. tamper, with the purpose of deception
2. make a copy of with the intent to deceive
FAKE (noun)
1. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
FAKE (adjective)
1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
2. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SHAM
(4 letters)
ERSATZ
(6 letters)
FRAUD
(5 letters)
BOGUS
(5 letters)
PSEUDO
(6 letters)
PHONY
(5 letters)
STAGE
(5 letters)
ASSUMED
(7 letters)
POSER
(5 letters)

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