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7down- Grotesque mask,one with depth, reflects deception
(5,3,7) s???e,?n?,m?r?o?s.
Thank you.

The first two words are constructed from an anagram, the third is just defined. Overall it's an expression for a way of deceiving

Well thank you for that (ChrisE) however I still can't get there, I've gone through all the expressions for ways of deceiving that I can find but don't get this one. Which words form the anagram, perhaps some of my letters are incorrect.

First two words an anagram of mask one d

The phrase has a theatrical connection, perhaps?

Have you managed it, or would you like the answer, Sticksie?

I am overwhelmed by the intellectual response, thank one and all, as an octogenarian I now recall from the past this expression, not one that crops up frequently today. Thank you all once again.
Sticksie ---Ray Stokes