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The Clue
Lie (3 letter answer)
The Answer
FIB
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Notes
The answer FIB is common and appears about once every 350 puzzles.
Related Clues
Distortion
Prevaricate
Tale
Taradiddle
Bit of baloney
Inconsequential invention
Little lie
Little untruth
Mild untruth
Minor invention
Piece of disinformation
Small lie
Small story
Small untruth
Stretch the truth
Tallish tale
Tiny tale
Tiny untruth
Truth evasion
White lie
Do a little stretching?
Little liar's lapse
Little white lie
Trumped-up bit
It's more than a stretch
Not be entirely truthful
It's not a very big story
Definition
FIB as a noun:
1. (fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle) = a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
FIB as a verb:
1. tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"