Fellow on bended knee was just not true (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
fake news
'not true' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'fellow on bended knee was' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'bended' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'bending' mean this).
'knee'+'was'='kneewas'
'kneewas' with letters rearranged gives 'akenews'.
'f'+'akenews'='FAKE NEWS'
'just' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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