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My lie is found out by a girl (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emily

'a girl' is the definition.

'my lie is found out' is the wordplay.
'is found out' indicates anagramming the letters (discovered out of the normal letter order).
'my'+'lie'='mylie'
'mylie' anagrammed gives 'EMILY'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for emily that I've seen before include "Girl's name" , "Woman" , "-- Dickinson, US poet" , "A Bronte sister" , "Girl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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