The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MISLEADS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MISLEADS
- Fools announced Yorkshire beauty queen
- A Yorkshire beauty queen, when speaking, is beguiling
- Gives faulty advice to Yorkshire beauty queen, say
- Wrongly advises young lady about conduct
- Boy with inner energy girl grabs and deceives
- Wrongly advises girl about heavy metal
- Deceives girl about star part
- ‘Girl Guide’ in it proves to be a red herring
- Northern beauty queen, according to audience, is beguiling
- . Young lady purloins metal and pulls wool over the eyes
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The straight part
We know that "Wrongly advises" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wrongly advises = misleads.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 MISLEADS mean?
MISLEADS verb- To lead astray, in a false direction.
- To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
- To deceptively trick into something wrong.
- To accidentally or intentionally confuse.