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Mediates now and then after Ant's partner lies (7)

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I believe the answer is:

deceits

'lies' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'mediates now and then after ant's partner' is the wordplay.
'now and then' means one should take alternating letters (letters taken on a regular basis, now and then).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'ant's partner' becomes 'Dec' (Ant and Dec are a TV presenting duo).
The alternate letters of 'mediates' are 'eits'.
'eits' put after 'dec' is 'DECEITS'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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