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What Ananias did, in song (4)

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lied

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'song' is the definition.
(type of German song)

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(Other definitions for lied that I've seen before include "Was economical with the truth" , "Told stories" , "Did not speak the truth" , "refused to admit it" , "German art song" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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