Crossword Genius

Little boy taking one in with fibs (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lies

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'with fibs' is the definition.
'lies' can be an answer for 'fibs' (informal term for lies). I am unsure of the 'with' bit.

'little boy taking one' is the wordplay.
'little boy' becomes 'les' (short for Leslie. I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'taking' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'les' enclosing 'i' is 'LIES'.

'in' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for lies that I've seen before include "pork pies" , "Fabrications" , "Terminological inexactitudes" , "Fibs" , "Untruths" .)

Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app