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It’s far from mean to expose perjurer that’s escaped from trap (7)

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I believe the answer is:

outlier

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'it's far from mean to expose perjurer' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'escaped from trap' is the wordplay.
'escaped' becomes 'out' (I've seen this before).
'from trap' becomes 'lier' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'out'+'lier'='OUTLIER'

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(Other definitions for outlier that I've seen before include "Isolated data point" , "Extreme deviation from the mean - our tile (anag)" , "Something detached from the main grouping" , "Statistical anomaly" , "Suburbanite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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