Crossword Genius

Lie related by stupid on purpose (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deliberately

'on purpose' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'lie related by stupid' is the wordplay.
'stupid' indicates anagramming the letters (in a stupid order).
'lie'+'related'+'by'='lierelatedby'
'lierelatedby' is an anagram of 'DELIBERATELY'.

(Other definitions for deliberately that I've seen before include "as intended" , "Consciously and intentionally" , "On purpose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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