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False swearing according to panel (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

perjury

'false swearing' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'according to panel' is the wordplay.
'according to' becomes 'per' (I've seen this before).
'panel' becomes 'jury' ('jury' can be a synonym of 'panel').
'per'+'jury'='PERJURY'

(Other definitions for perjury that I've seen before include "Telling lies in court under oath" , "Lying in court" , "The telling of a lie under oath" , "False witness" , "False swearing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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