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Lie to schoolgirl doing audition? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

misinform

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'lie' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'to schoolgirl doing audition?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'to' could be 'for' and 'for' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for misinform that I've seen before include "Provide with incorrect facts" , "Instruct wrongly" , "Give inaccurate info to (someone)" , "Put on the wrong track" , "Deceive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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