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A lot of lies in the paper? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tissue

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'paper?' is the definition.
(I know that tissue is a type of paper)

'a lot of lies in the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'issue' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for tissue that I've seen before include "Paper hankie" , "Thin skin for suites" , "Gauzy fabric" , "Paper hanky" , "cell block?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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