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Deceived in a way that's a bit shady (3)

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I believe the answer is:

had

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'deceived in a way' is the definition.
'had' can be an answer for 'deceived' (I've seen this in other clues). I am not certain of the 'in a way' bit.

'a bit shady' is the wordplay.
'a bit' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (I've seen 'bit of' mean this).
'HAD' can be found hidden inside 'shady'.

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for had that I've seen before include "Owned in the past" , "Taken in" , "Was in possession of" , "Did trick" , "kept" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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