Dishonest account, rued to some extent (6)

I believe the answer is:

untrue

'dishonest' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'account rued to some extent' is the wordplay.
'to some extent' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'UNTRUE' is hidden in the letters of 'account rued'.

(Other definitions for untrue that I've seen before include "not right!" , "Not accurate or veracious" , "Not level" , "Inexact" , "apocryphal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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