Used bad pork pies (4)
I believe the answer is:
lied
This clue might be a double definition.
'used' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'bad pork pies' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lied that I've seen before include "Song in Berlin" , "refused to admit it" , "conveyed a false impression" , "was responsible for terminological inexactitude" , "gave a false impression" .)