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Deceptive statement from hot man appearing on time with woman (4-5)

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I believe the answer is:

half-truth

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'deceptive statement' is the definition.
'half truth' can be an answer for 'statement' (I have seen 'misleading statement' mean 'half truth' so perhaps 'statement' could also mean 'half truth'). I'm unsure of the 'deceptive' bit.

'hot man appearing on time with woman' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'hot' could be 'h' (abbreviation, eg on taps) and 'h' is present in the answer.
'man' could be 'alf' (short for Alfred) and 'alf' is located in the answer.
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is present in the answer.
'woman' could be 'ruth' and 'ruth' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for half-truth that I've seen before include "Statement that is only 50% accurate" , "Statement intended to mislead" , "Statement conveying only part of the situation - 50% retained" , "Mild deception" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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