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Poet’s lies reinterpreted as a matter of good manners (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

politesse

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'good manners' is the definition.
(politesse is a kind of good manners)

'poet's lies reinterpreted' is the wordplay.
'reinterpreted' indicates anagramming the letters.
'poets'+'lies'='poetslies'
'poetslies' with letters rearranged gives 'POLITESSE'.

'as a matter of' is the link.
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(Other definitions for politesse that I've seen before include "Etiquette" , "formal courtesy" , "Chivalry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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