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Deceptive move in ruling? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feint

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

'ruling?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'ruling?' could be 'in' (the ruling party is voted 'in') and 'in' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'fet' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for feint that I've seen before include "Deceptive manoeuvre" , "Misleading action" , "False fencing trust sounds dim" , "Sell a dummy" , "Deceptive movement designed to distract" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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