Prevarications (4)
I believe the answer is:
lies
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">prevarications</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('lie' can be a synonym of 'prevarication')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lies that I've seen before include "False statements" , "Assumes a horizontal position" , "Fabrications" , "golfing situations" , "Untruths" .)