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Oil producer’s lies end badly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

linseed

'oil producer's' is the definition.
(linseed oil)

'lies end badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator.
'lies'+'end'='liesend'
'liesend' with letters rearranged gives 'LINSEED'.

(Other definitions for linseed that I've seen before include "Type of oil" , "Oil applied to cricket bats" , "Oil produced from flax" , "Source of plant oil" , "Flax product, a source of oil" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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