Lied to us about being lonely (8)
I believe the answer is:
solitude
'lied to us about being lonely' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'lied to us about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'lied'+'to'+'us'='liedtous'
'liedtous' with letters rearranged gives 'SOLITUDE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for solitude that I've seen before include "Privacy" , "Being by oneself" , "Lone condition" , "Avoiding company" , "Seclusion" .)