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Story ultimately relayed in song (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lied

'song' is the definition.
(type of German song)

'story ultimately relayed' is the wordplay.
'story' becomes 'lie' (story can mean a fabrication).
'ultimately' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'relayed' is 'd'.
'lie'+'d'='LIED'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for lied that I've seen before include "Told fibs - German song" , "Told stories" , "Produced pork pie" , "Made up a story" , "Song in Berlin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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