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Cut out, in the motoring sense, outside Dublin going to Donegal for local do (6)

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diddle

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(Other definitions for diddle that I've seen before include "Con - do - lidded (anag)" , "Did, and led out to cheat" , "Fleece" , "Slangily cheat or swindle" , "Slang for cheat or swindle - nearly fiddle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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