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Line that is found in story (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lie

'story' is the definition.
(story can mean a fabrication)

'line that is' is the wordplay.
'line' becomes 'l' (used when specifying particular lines from a poem).
'that is' becomes 'ie' (abbreviation for id est, 'that is' in Latin).
'l'+'ie'='LIE'

'found in' is the link.

(Other definitions for lie that I've seen before include "Perversion of the truth" , "Tell tales" , "A white one is considered harmless" , "Fabrication" , "Assume recumbent posture" .)

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