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Cheated out of some wool? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fleeced

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

'some wool?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'wool?' could be 'fleece' (fleece is a kind of wool) and 'fleece' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'out of' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for fleeced that I've seen before include "soaked" , "Taken for a ride" , "Took coat off" , "Ripped off" , "Taken to the cleaners" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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