The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MISINFORM
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result MISINFORM
- Head of Sixth leaving teacher in class to teach wrongly?
- Lie to schoolgirl doing audition?
- Give fake news to schoolgirl, say?
- Wrongly tell teacher losing tail-ender’s playing well
- Team at last is playing well — fake news?
- Male is member of a class that could be fool
- Deceive girl, almost fashionable model
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What does MISINFORM mean?
MISINFORM verb- To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information.