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Characters pressing retired fool over fabled liar (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pinocchio

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'fabled liar' is the definition.
(fairytale wooden boy who lied)

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(Other definitions for pinocchio that I've seen before include "Fairytals puppet who became a boy" , "Disney film" , "Wooden puppet, prone to lying" , "Nose-growing puppet" , "dishonest puppet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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