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Deceives when damsel is drunk (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

misleads

'deceives' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'damsel is drunk' is the wordplay.
'drunk' is an anagram indicator.
'damsel'+'is'='damselis'
'damselis' anagrammed gives 'MISLEADS'.

'when' is the link.

(Other definitions for misleads that I've seen before include "Directs wrongly" , "Sends astray or gives false impression to" , "Deceives or sends in wrong direction" , "Gives false information to" , "Wrongly advises" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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