Deception (8)
'deception' is the definition.
(I know that trickery is a type of deception)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for trickery that I've seen before include "Hocus-pocus" , "Legerdemain" , "cheating" , "Smoke and mirrors?" , "Practice of deception" .)
'deception' is the definition.
(I know that fraud is a type of deception)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for fraud that I've seen before include "Fiddle" , "Impostor" , "Duplicity" , "Diddling" , "Charlatan" .)
'deception' is the definition.
(I know that hoax is a type of deception)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for hoax that I've seen before include "Deception such as the Piltdown Man" , "Scam" , "Fake, such as Piltdown Man" , "Act of deception" , "Practical joke" .)
'deception' is the definition.
(a con is a trick or deception)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for con that I've seen before include "Swindle; steer" , "Prisoner (sl.)" , "Swindle after winning trust" , "Deceive; convict (colloq.)" , "This man is a swindler" .)
'deception' is the definition.
(I know that snow job is a type of deception)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for snow job that I've seen before include "Attempt to deceive" , "drug theft?" , "Attempt to mislead" .)