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Odd lie is shamelessly revered (8)

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I believe the answer is:

idolised

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'odd lie is shamelessly revered' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'odd lie is shamelessly' is the wordplay.
'shamelessly' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'odd'+'lie'+'is'='oddlieis'
'oddlieis' is an anagram of 'IDOLISED'.

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(Other definitions for idolised that I've seen before include "put on a pedestal" , "Hero-worshipped" , "placed on a pedestal" , "Revered, greatly loved" , "Worshipped like graven image" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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