Suggested little devil spun a tale (7)

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implied

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'suggested' is the definition.
(implying is a kind of suggesting)

'little devil spun a tale' is the wordplay.
'little devil' becomes 'imp' (an imp is a little demon).
'spun a tale' becomes 'lied' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'imp'+'lied'='IMPLIED'

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(Other definitions for implied that I've seen before include "Indicated by suggestion" , "Stated indirectly" , "Suggested; not explicit" , "Suggested without stating directly" , "Understood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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