Cheat by turning the two into a half? (3,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
put one over
'cheat by turning the two into a' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'half?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'half?' could be 'one' (I have seen 'Half of two ' mean 'one' so perhaps 'half' could also mean 'one') and 'one' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'putover' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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