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Pranked seeing house brought down (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoaxed

'pranked' is the definition.
(a hoax is a prank or trick)

'house brought down' is the wordplay.
'house' becomes 'ho' (abbreviation for house).
'brought down' becomes 'axed' (axe can mean to chop or bring down).
'ho'+'axed'='HOAXED'

'seeing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hoaxed that I've seen before include "Taken for a ride" , "Fooled and swindled" , "Deceived or defrauded" , "Fooled or deceived" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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