Caught in a dishonest denial (6)

I believe the answer is:

nailed

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'caught' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a dishonest denial' is the wordplay.
'denial' can be anagrammed to 'NAILED'.
But, I am not sure how the anagram is indicated.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for nailed that I've seen before include "Fastened with spike" , "snatched" , "Hit precisely" , "Daniel (anag.)" , "Properly fixed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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