Put on
Put on adjective - Adopted in order to deceive.
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- A fictional example occurs in The Producers: a sneaky Broadway showman and his accountant/henchman put on a play called "Springtime for Hitler" specifically BECAUSE it will flop, allowing them to keep the excess money they raised but didn't need.
Source: And You Thought It Would Fail
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