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Delegate going to west Hong Kong is sampan bound (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assign

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'delegate' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'west hong kong is sampan bound' is the wordplay.
'ASSIGN' is hidden backwards in amongst the letters.
However, I'm not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

'going to' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for assign that I've seen before include "Make over" , "Allot, allocate" , "Transfer property" , "Allocate or transfer" , "share out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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