Lies about working with nuns with no sign of hesitation (8)
I believe the answer is:
consists
'lies' is the definition.
('consist' can be a synonym of 'lie')
'about working with nuns with no sign of hesitation' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'working with' becomes 'on' (I am not sure about the 'with' bit.**).
'nuns' becomes 'sisters' (Sister is an example).
'with no' suggests deleting specific letters.
'sign of hesitation' becomes 'er'.
'sisters' with 'er' taken away is 'sists'.
'c'+'on'+'sists'='CONSISTS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for consists that I've seen is " Comprises".)