Passage or article with distorted lies (5)
I believe the answer is:
aisle
'passage' is the definition.
(aisle is a kind of passage)
'article with distorted lies' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'a' (indefinite article**).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'distorted' is an anagram indicator.
'lies' is an anagram of 'isle'.
'a'+'isle'='AISLE'
'or' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for aisle that I've seen before include "Passage between pews" , "Divide in a church" , "that would-be bride hopes to make it up!" , "Way between seats" , "Passage between seating areas" .)