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Art-song survived with verse missing (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lied

'art-song' is the definition.
(Lied is a type of German song)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for lied that I've seen before include "Told an untruth" , "gave a false impression" , "Deceived with words" , "Song in Berlin" , "Stated falsely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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