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He doesn't tell terrible lies (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fibber

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'he doesn't tell terrible lies' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'ber' and 'ber' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'fib' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for fibber that I've seen before include "Liar" , "Teller of little lies" , "Storyteller" , "One who tells porkies" , "Teller of white lies" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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