Stretched the truth Crossword Clue

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Stretched the truth Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STRETCHED (adjective)
1. extended or spread over a wide area or distance
2. (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
TRUTH (noun)
1. the quality of being near to the true value
2. United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
DEIL

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Down

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8. Suffix with proto-

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