The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PRONE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PRONE
- Press release on individual is lying
- Supporting Sunderland, say? That’s apt
- Given backing on Tyneside
- Showing a tendency to be lying
- First priest as subject?
- Planning cut short, nurses working flat out
- Specialist on north east is likely to be lying
- Likely car registration number for big-headed publicist?
- Having a tendency to be lying
- Flat or inclined
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The straight part
We know that "Showing a tendency/lying" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case showing a tendency/lying = prone.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PRONE mean?
PRONE adjective- Lying face downward.
- Having a downward inclination or slope.
- Predisposed, liable, inclined.