The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FACADE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FACADE
- Clock wherein you see trailer
- Front of academy partially gives protection
- A bounder in iron in Entertainment by Walton
- Front of cafe refurbished to accommodate a duke
- A Conservative in decline, making phony public appearance
- Fine place to shop, avoiding river frontage
- Fellow over a barrel? That’s what the world sees
- Account in decline, deceptive appearance
- Fine shopping area has river out front
- Front-of-house to cut down on lighting and install air-conditioning
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The straight part
We know that "deceptive appearance /deceptive appearance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case deceptive appearance /deceptive appearance = facade.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does FACADE mean?
FACADE noun- The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
- (by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.
- A deceptive or insincere outward appearance; a front.
- An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.