One may be told with fingers crossed (3)

I believe the answer is:

lie

(Other definitions for lie that I've seen before include "Stay hidden" , "create fiction" , "Fabrication" , "Falsity" , "Prevarication" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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