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Fleas fly? Not true (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

false

'not true' is the definition.
('false' is the opposite to 'true')

'fleas fly?' is the wordplay.
'fly?' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'fly' mean this).
'fleas' is an anagram of 'FALSE'.

(Other definitions for false that I've seen before include "Not genuine or real" , "Bogus" , "Sham" , "Spurious, untrue" , "Untrue - treacherous - counterfeit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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