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Out-and-out lies oddly cause resentment (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rankle

'cause resentment' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'out-and-out lies oddly' is the wordplay.
'out-and-out' becomes 'rank' ('rank' can be a synonym of 'out-and-out').
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters.
The alternating letters of 'lies' are 'le'.
'rank'+'le'='RANKLE'

(Other definitions for rankle that I've seen before include "Continue to cause annoyance or bitterness" , "Continue to annoy" , "Cause continuous irritation" , "Cause persistent annoyance" , "Chafe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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