The answer to this lies in the retort (6)

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hereto

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'the answer to this lies' is the definition.
The definition and answer are not the same part of speech.

'in the retort' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'HERETO' can be found hidden inside 'the retort'.

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(Other definitions for hereto that I've seen before include "To this point or time (6" , "object" , "To this writing or document, in legalese" , "(Appended) to this document" , "In this direction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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