Aides lied about being regarded as perfect (9)

I believe the answer is:

idealised

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'perfect' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can occasionally define each other.

'aides lied about' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'aides'+'lied'='aideslied'
'aideslied' with letters rearranged gives 'IDEALISED'.

'being regarded as' is the link.

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