Maybe not exactly deprive of the lead (7)
I believe the answer is:
unplumb
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'maybe not exactly' is the first definition.
(plumb can informally mean 'exactly')
'deprive of the lead' is the second definition.
(to unplumb is to remove lead from a coffin)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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