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Confound Edward being undersized! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stunted

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

'confound edward' is the wordplay.
'confound' becomes 'stun' (I've seen this in another clue).
'edward' becomes 'ted' ().
'stun'+'ted'='STUNTED'

'being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stunted that I've seen before include "Retarded in growth" , "Dwarfed, limited" , "Undersized" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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