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White lies? Seemingly not! (2,4,7)

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I believe the answer is:

in vino veritas

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'white lies?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'seemingly not' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'not' could be 'no' (negative) and 'no' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for in vino veritas that I've seen before include "something about tavern talk?" , "Alcohol induces truth" , "A person tells the truth when drunk" , "Cabra ride will reach the barrier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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