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Mafia lies spread by those accommodating types on some sites (7)

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I believe the answer is:

mobiles

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'those accommodating types on some sites' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'mafia lies spread by' is the wordplay.
'mafia' becomes 'mob' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'spread' indicates anagramming the letters.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'lies' anagrammed gives 'iles'.
'mob'+'iles'='MOBILES'

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(Other definitions for mobiles that I've seen before include "decorations" , "American's cells" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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