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Chartreuse drunk with round can be risky (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

treacherous

'be risky' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'chartreuse drunk with round' is the wordplay.
'drunk with' indicates an anagram.
'round' becomes 'o' (o is a circular letter).
'chartreuse' mixed up with 'o' makes 'TREACHEROUS'.

'can' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for treacherous that I've seen before include "Not to be trusted" , "Not true" , "covered in ice?" , "Ready to betray" , "Unreliable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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