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Unacceptable mendacity? Not near the centre (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outlying

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'not near the centre' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'unacceptable mendacity?' is the wordplay.
'unacceptable' becomes 'out' (I've seen this before).
'mendacity?' becomes 'lying' (I've seen this before).
'out'+'lying'='OUTLYING'

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(Other definitions for outlying that I've seen before include "Away from the middle" , "On the exterior" , "Remote from the centre" , "remote area" .)

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