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No 1 story from part of India (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goalie

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'part of india' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'no 1 story' is the wordplay.
'no g' becomes 'goa' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'story' becomes 'lie' (story can mean a fabrication).
'goa'+'lie'='GOALIE'

'from' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for goalie that I've seen before include "number one" , "Netkeeper, in short" , "Footballer" , "Soccer player who protects the target" , "Hart perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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