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By which Elsie is no end misled? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lies

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'by which' is the definition.
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'elsie is no end misled?' is the wordplay.
'is no end' means to remove the last letter.
'misled?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'misleading' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'elsie' with its last letter taken off is 'elsi'.
'elsi' is an anagram of 'LIES'.

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(Other definitions for lies that I've seen before include "Falsehoods and prevarications" , "golfing situations" , "Deceits; is" , "pork pies" , "Terminological inexactitudes" .)

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