Lied to us about being lonely (8)

I believe the answer is:

solitude

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'lied to us about being lonely' is the definition.
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'lied to us about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'lied'+'to'+'us'='liedtous'
'liedtous' with letters rearranged gives 'SOLITUDE'.

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(Other definitions for solitude that I've seen before include "Privacy" , "Being by oneself" , "Lone condition" , "Avoiding company" , "Seclusion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.

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