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Confuse with candid clues occasionally (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

addle

'confuse' is the definition.
(addling is a kind of confusing)

'candid clues occasionally' is the wordplay.
'occasionally' indicates alternate letters.
'candid'+'clues'='candidclues'
The alternate letters of 'candidclues' are 'ADDLE'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for addle that I've seen before include "Confuse; become rotten" , "Muddle or confuse" , "Confuse - decay" , "Befuddle" , "becomes muddled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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