Lying as alternative to murder? (7)
I believe the answer is:
slaying
'murder?' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'lying as alternative' is the wordplay.
'alternative' is an anagram indicator (an alternative ordering of the letters).
'lying'+'as'='lyingas'
'lyingas' anagrammed gives 'SLAYING'.
'to' is the link.
(Another definition for slaying that I've seen is " Killing".)
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