Cryptic crossword clue
Politicians issuing lies, apart from the leader 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TORIES

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What does TORIES mean?

TORIES noun
  1. (UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.
  2. (by extension) One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.
  3. (Canadian politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.
  4. A member of the political factions that sought to prevent the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the throne of England in the 17th century.
  5. An Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits.
  6. (American Revolution) A loyal British subject.
  7. (American Civil War, Confederate states) A Union sympathizer.

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