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She has since got caught in a pack of lies (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lassie

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'she' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'since got caught in a pack of lies' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'since' could be 'as' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'as' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'lies' is 'lsie' which is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'has' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for lassie that I've seen before include "TV series/film dog" , "TV series collie dog" , "Young Scottish female" , "Film and TV dog" , "Collie featuring in many films" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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