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Whopper fitting into bed to start with (3)

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fib

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'whopper' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'fitting into bed to start with' is the wordplay.
'to start with' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'fitting into bed' is 'FIB'.

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(Other definitions for fib that I've seen before include "Trivial lie" , "Petty falsehood" , "Small lie" , "minor piece of fiction" , "A harmless white lie" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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