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Dropping introduction to brief is being dishonest (5)

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lying

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'dishonest' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for lying that I've seen before include "Perjury" , "Deviating from truth" , "Telling untruths" , "Prone - mendacity" , "Extending" .)

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