Cryptic crossword clue
A 'humbug' is that creature appearing after the first half of December 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DECEIT

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What does DECEIT mean?

DECEIT noun
  1. An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
  2. An act of deceiving someone.
  3. The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
  4. The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.

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