Confuse electorate - making nothing right with vote (7)

I believe the answer is:

perplex

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'confuse' is the definition.
(I know that perplex is a more specific form of the action confuse)

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(Other definitions for perplex that I've seen before include "Dumbfound" , "Bamboozle" , "Mystify" , "Nonplus" , "Bewilder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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