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Cheeky kid misled about pet being blamed (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

implicated

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'blamed' is the definition.
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'cheeky kid misled about pet being' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'kid' could be 'imp' (imp is a kind of kid) and 'imp' is found in the answer.
'about' could be 'ca' (abbreviation for 'circa') and 'ca' is found within the answer.
'being' could be 'ted' (Ted is an example) and 'ted' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'li' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for implicated that I've seen before include "under suspicion" , "Involved" , "Shown to be a party to" , "Suggested" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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