Crossword Genius

Note story with posh setting (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

milieu

'setting' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'note story with posh' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 'mi' (as in 'do re mi').
'story' becomes 'lie' (story can mean a fabrication).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'posh' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for upper-class - opposite to non-U).
'mi'+'lie'+'u'='MILIEU'

(Other definitions for milieu that I've seen before include "Environmental condition, surrounding" , "Environment - setting" , "Surroundings - location" , "Social environment or set of surroundings" , "(Social) setting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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