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Where the ball's come to rest may be just not true! (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lie

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'where the ball's come to rest may be just not true' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for lie that I've seen before include "Perversion of the truth" , "Tell porkies" , "A white one is considered harmless" , "Disinformation" , "Tell tales" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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