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Of an anecdote, plausible but untrue (3,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ben trovato

(Other definitions for ben trovato that I've seen before include "Perversely fitting" , "convincing, but false" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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