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Allow Bernstein to lie regularly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entitle

'allow' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'bernstein to lie regularly' is the wordplay.
'regularly' indicates alternate letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'bernstein'+'to'+'lie'='bernsteintolie'
The alternate letters of 'bernsteintolie' are 'ENTITLE'.

(Other definitions for entitle that I've seen before include "Licence" , "term" , "Style; give right to" , "Give one the right - name" , "Name, authorise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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