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Claim to be all on edge without Don (6)

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I believe the answer is:

allege

'claim' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'all on edge without don' is the wordplay.
'without' is a deletion indicator.
'on'+'edge'='onedge'
'onedge' with 'don' taken away is 'ege'.
'all'+'ege'='ALLEGE'

'to be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for allege that I've seen before include "Make a claim without proof" , "State as a fact without proof" , "Accuse without established proof" , "Swear" , "Claim (a person is guilty)" .)

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