Was inventive, perhaps (4)

I believe the answer is:

lied

(Other definitions for lied that I've seen before include "Song in Berlin" , "Did not speak the truth" , "gave a false impression" , "German art song" , "Song; fibbed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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