Bad feeling? Republican thrown out invented story! (7)

I believe the answer is:

fiction

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'invented story' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for fiction that I've seen before include "Novel writing" , "Imaginary prose" , "Fabricated story" , "Piece of writing from the imagination" , "Literary form" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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