Misleading information (3,7)

I believe the answer is:

red herring

(Other definitions for red herring that I've seen before include "An irrelevance" , "bait, of a certain sort" , "It may well put you off" , "Cover" , "fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.

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