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Bewilder Truss about folios (6)

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I believe the answer is:

baffle

'bewilder' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'truss about folios' is the wordplay.
'truss' becomes 'bale' (both can mean a tied up amount of something).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'folios' becomes 'ff'.
'bale' placed around 'ff' is 'BAFFLE'.

(Other definitions for baffle that I've seen before include "Puzzle - foil" , "Sound muffler, bewilder" , "Bewilder, puzzle" , "Totally bewilder" , "Perplex and bewilder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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