"I'm busy that night," often (3)

I believe the answer is:

fib

(Other definitions for fib that I've seen before include "One must be 20 [UNTRUE]" , "Petty falsehood" , "Trivial lie" , "Little white lie" , "Story" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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