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Like to remove middle pickles in Whopper (3)

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lie

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'whopper' is the definition.
(whopper can mean an outrageous lie)

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(Other definitions for lie that I've seen before include "Untruth; rest" , "Piece of fiction" , "Stretch out" , "Story" , "create fiction" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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