Get the message lies are awful (7)

I believe the answer is:

realise

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'get the message' is the definition.
'realise' can be an answer for 'get' ('get'->'realize' is in my internal thesaurus and 'ize'->'ise'). I'm unsure of the 'the message' bit.

'lies are awful' is the wordplay.
'awful' is an anagram indicator.
'lies'+'are'='liesare'
'liesare' anagrammed gives 'REALISE'.

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(Other definitions for realise that I've seen before include "Become aware of as a fact" , "See the light" , "Come to understand - see liar (anag)" , "Ale, sire (anag.)" , "Come to conclusion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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