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Say what isn't so when playing quoits with me (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

misquote

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'say what isn't so' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'playing quoits with me' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates an anagram.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'quoits' after 'me' is 'mequoits'.
'mequoits' with letters rearranged gives 'MISQUOTE'.

'when' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for misquote that I've seen before include "Cite inaccurately" , "Cite incorrectly" .)

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