Cryptic crossword clue
Line that is something deceptive 3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LIE

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The straight part

We know that "something deceptive" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case something deceptive = lie.

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What does LIE mean?

1. The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
2. The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.
3. The position of a fetus in the womb.
4. A manner of lying; relative position.
5. An animal's lair.

1. To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
2. To be placed or situated.
3. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
4. Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
5. Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
6. Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
7. To lodge; to sleep.
8. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
9. To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.

1. To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
2. To convey a false image or impression.
3. To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.

1. An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
2. A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth
3. Anything that misleads or disappoints.

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