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A poor book forger will risk everything (2,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

go for broke

'risk everything' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a poor book forger' is the wordplay.
'a poor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'book'+'forger'='bookforger'
'bookforger' is an anagram of 'GO FOR BROKE'.

'will' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for go for broke that I've seen before include "Risk everything in an all-out effort" , "Make an all-out effort" , "Make all-or-nothing effort" , "Gamble everything" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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