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Cheating lady true possibly? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adultery

'cheating' is the definition.
(cheating on a partner)

'lady true possibly?' is the wordplay.
'possibly?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'possibly' mean this).
'lady'+'true'='ladytrue'
'ladytrue' with letters rearranged gives 'ADULTERY'.

(Other definitions for adultery that I've seen before include "Unfaithfulness to one's spouse" , "Moral lapse" , "Extramarital affair" , "Marital infidelity - try a duel (anag)" , "Act of infidelity to spouse" .)

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