Deceiving or fraudulent (9)
I believe the answer is:
dishonest
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">deceiving</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">fraudulent</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dishonest that I've seen before include "Fraudulent" , "Not straightforward" , "Mendacious like hedonists" , "Corrupt" , "Crooked" .)