Truthfully describe little silk tie I ruined (4,2,4,2,2)

I believe the answer is:

tell it like it is

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'truthfully describe' is the definition.
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'little silk tie i ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates anagramming the letters.
'little'+'silk'+'tie'+'i'='littlesilktiei'
'littlesilktiei' with letters rearranged gives 'TELL IT LIKE IT IS'.

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