Oft or oft is an old-fashioned word for "often", meaning frequently; in many cases--
"Oft, in the stilly night..."
His family never tired of the old man's oft-told tales.
Offed or offed ( rhyes with oft ) is the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) of "off", a criminal slang term for murder or murder for hire, particularly of a fellow gangster--
One of his most reliable henchmen had been offed, and the kingpin wanted revenge.
He'd never squeal; the boss would have him offed.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The gang grew suspicious of his oft-repeated story of the night his partner was offed."
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