Suggested Independent politician was economical with the truth? (7)
I believe the answer is:
implied
'suggested' is the definition.
(implying is a kind of suggesting)
'independent politician was economical with the truth?' is the wordplay.
'independent' becomes 'i'.
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'was economical with the truth?' becomes 'lied' (I've seen this before).
'i'+'mp'+'lied'='IMPLIED'
(Other definitions for implied that I've seen before include "Indicated by suggestion" , "Not directly declared" , "Stated indirectly" , "Suggested; not explicit" , "I limped in hinted or suggested way" .)