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Affected little devil wasn't sincere (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impacted

'affected' is the definition.
('impact' can be a synonym of 'affect')

'little devil wasn't sincere' is the wordplay.
'little devil' becomes 'imp' (I've seen this before).
'wasn't sincere' becomes 'acted' (acting rather than being sincere).
'imp'+'acted'='IMPACTED'

(Other definitions for impacted that I've seen before include "Wedged firmly" , "had influence" , "Crushed" , "Had an effect upon" , "Wisdom teeth may be so stuck" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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