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Deceive with trick, concealing passion (5,2)

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I believe the answer is:

cheat on

'deceive' is the definition.
(cheating on is a kind of deceiving)

'trick concealing passion' is the wordplay.
'trick' becomes 'con' (a con is a fraud or trick).
'concealing' indicates putting letters inside.
'passion' becomes 'heat' (synonyms).
'con' going around 'heat' is 'CHEAT ON'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Another definition for cheat on that I've seen is " Be unfaithful to one's partner".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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