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Made a false statement about return of a German song (6)

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lieder

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'german song' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for lieder that I've seen before include "German Romantic songs for solo voice" , "German songs of the Romantic period" , "Relied on German song (6)." , "Vocal works" , "numbers in German" .)

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