Part of reply, in general dishonest (5)

I believe the answer is:

lying

'dishonest' is the definition.
('lying' can be a synonym of 'dishonest')

'part of reply in general' is the wordplay.
'part of' indicates a hidden word.
'LYING' can be found hidden inside 'reply in general'.

(Other definitions for lying that I've seen before include "Prostrate -- prone" , "not to be trusted?" , "retailing pork pies" , "Spread out" , "Not standing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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