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Was prostrate in narrative poem (3)

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lay

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(Other definitions for lay that I've seen before include "Impose (a burden)" , "gamble" , "like a minister? On the contrary" , "Put down; lyric" , "Place (bet)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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