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She may possibly lie, even (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eileen

'she' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'possibly lie even' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'even' becomes 'e'en' (old-fashioned contraction).
'lie' anagrammed gives 'eil'.
'eil'+'een'='EILEEN'

'may' is the link.

(Other definitions for eileen that I've seen before include "Girl's name" , "F. name; nee Eli (anag.)" , "Female name (including three letters E)" , "Female name (not beginning with A)" , "woman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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