False witness in Somalia rearrested (4)

I believe the answer is:

liar

'false witness' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in somalia rearrested' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'LIAR' can be found hidden inside 'somalia rearrested'.

(Other definitions for liar that I've seen before include "One telling untruths" , "Worse than a thief" , "Teller of untruths" , "Tale-teller" , "Dissembler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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