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Cad’s cue to involve defendant (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accused

'defendant' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'cad's cue to involve' is the wordplay.
'to involve' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cads'+'cue'='cadscue'
'cadscue' is an anagram of 'ACCUSED'.

(Other definitions for accused that I've seen before include "Levelled a charge against" , "Defendant appearing on a criminal charge" , "Indicted" , "Incriminated" , "One tried" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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