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Liable to be lying (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prone

This clue is a double definition.

'liable' is the first definition.
(both can mean having a tendency for something)

'be lying' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for prone that I've seen before include "Liable (to suffer) - lying down" , "Lying face downward" , "Given" , "Recumbent, likely" , "Placed face down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and the Evening Standard.
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