Local is jumping for joy, as it's not true

I believe the answer is:

made-up

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(Other definitions for made-up that I've seen before include "Fictitious, invented" , "Invented, untrue" , "Fictitious, fabricated" , "Applied cosmetics or healed breach" , "Fictional" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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