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Chopped a vein when wet behind the ears (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

naive

'wet behind the ears' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'chopped a vein' is the wordplay.
'chopped' indicates an anagram (letters chopped or smashed up).
'a'+'vein'='avein'
'avein' anagrammed gives 'NAIVE'.

'when' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for naive that I've seen before include "Artless; simplistic" , "Too credulous or trusting" , "Inexperienced and guileless" , "Credulous, unworldly" , "Inexperienced or gullible" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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