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I would so lie about hero-worship (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idolise

'hero-worship' is the definition.
(I know that hero-worship can be written as idolise)

'i would so lie about' is the wordplay.
'i would' becomes 'I'd'.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'so'+'lie'='solie'
'solie' is an anagram of 'olise'.
'id'+'olise'='IDOLISE'

(Other definitions for idolise that I've seen before include "Doilies to worship" , "Pay excessive attention to" , "Hero-worship, revere" , "Revere (someone) greatly or excessively" , "Pay inordinate attention to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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