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Oddly, liar knew it should be indicated on map (4)

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lake

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'it should be indicated on map' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'oddly liar knew' is the wordplay.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'liar'+'knew'='liarknew'
The alternate letters of 'liarknew' are 'LAKE'.

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(Other definitions for lake that I've seen before include "Water surrounded by land" , "Superior maybe < that's red" , "Superior, for instance" , "Reservoir" , "Mere - organic pigment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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