Crossword Genius

Charity sporting official concealing untruth (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

relief

'charity' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'sporting official concealing untruth' is the wordplay.
'sporting official' becomes 'ref' (short for referee).
'concealing' is an insertion indicator.
'untruth' becomes 'lie' (lie is a kind of untruth).
'ref' placed around 'lie' is 'RELIEF'.

(Other definitions for relief that I've seen before include "'Alleviation, easement (6)'" , "Break" , "Easement or assistance to people in need" , "Alleviation of anxiety" , "reserve" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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