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Cheated and went first after second turn (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swindled

'cheated' is the definition.
(swindling is a kind of cheating)

'went first after second turn' is the wordplay.
'went first' becomes 'led' (I've seen this in another clue).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'turn' becomes 'wind' (I've seen this before).
's'+'wind'='swind'
'led' after 'swind' is 'SWINDLED'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for swindled that I've seen before include "taken for a ride" , "Defrauded" , "Cheated (someone)" , "Ripped off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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