Word play (7)
I believe the answer is:
charade
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'word' is the first definition.
(charade is a kind of word)
'play' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
(Other definitions for charade that I've seen before include "Farcical pretence" , "Film with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn" , "He'd a car but it was only empty pretence" , "Absurd pretence to create a good impression" , "Total pretence (as in game)" .)