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Lure and net damaged by rocks (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entice

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lure</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(lure can mean to entice or attract)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">net damaged by rocks</span>' is the wordplay.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">damaged</span>' indicates an anagram.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">by</span>' says to put letters next to each other.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">rocks</span>' becomes '<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">ice</span>' <span class="explanation-format__explanation">(as in a drink on the rocks)</span>.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">net</span>' anagrammed gives '<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">ent</span>'.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">ent</span>'+'<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">ice</span>'='<span class="explanation-format__answer">ENTICE</span>'<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">and</span>' acts as a link.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for entice that I've seen before include "Lure, beguile" , "Persuade with promise of reward" , "how siren might operate?" , "Trap" , "'Tempt, lure (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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