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Disproved notes weren't honest (6)

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I believe the answer is:

belied

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'disproved' is the definition.
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'notes weren't honest' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'notes' could be 'ed' and 'ed' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for belied that I've seen before include "Failed to confirm, or gave false idea of" , "Contradicted or disproved" , "Contradicted, negated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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