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Used bad pork pies (4)

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lied

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This clue might be a double definition.

'used' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
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'bad pork pies' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
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(Other definitions for lied that I've seen before include "Song in Berlin" , "refused to admit it" , "conveyed a false impression" , "was responsible for terminological inexactitude" , "gave a false impression" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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