What one might do to the rules or the truth (4)

I believe the answer is:

bend

(Other definitions for bend that I've seen before include "Lean forward" , "Country; bird" , "Crouch" , "Corner" , "Form a curve" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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