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Emus are tricky to evaluate (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

measure

'evaluate' is the definition.
(I know that evaluate is a more specific form of evaluate)

'emus are tricky' is the wordplay.
'tricky' indicates anagramming the letters.
'emus'+'are'='emusare'
'emusare' anagrammed gives 'MEASURE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for measure that I've seen before include "Tape" , "Show something's dimensions" , "Quantify" , "Determine the size of" , "Evaluate; ruler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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