Crossword Genius

Foreign story in article (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alien

'foreign' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'story in article' is the wordplay.
'story' becomes 'lie' (story can mean a fabrication).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'lie' inserted into 'an' is 'ALIEN'.

(Other definitions for alien that I've seen before include "of foreigners" , "Otherworldly" , "Stranger" , "Unfamiliar; foreign" , "repugnant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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