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Not genuine, and not quite safely transported (5)

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I believe the answer is:

false

'not genuine' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'not quite safely transported' is the wordplay.
'not quite' means to remove the last letter.
'transported' is an anagram indicator.
'safely' with its final letter taken off is 'safel'.
'safel' with letters rearranged gives 'FALSE'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for false that I've seen before include "Not genuine or real" , "Incorrect" , "Unfaithful" , "Spurious, untrue" , "Mendacious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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