Crossword Genius

Entice politician to visit street regularly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tempt

'entice' is the definition.
('tempt' can be a synonym of 'entice')

'politician to visit street regularly' is the wordplay.
'politician' becomes 'mp'.
'to visit' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
The alternating letters of 'street' are 'tet'.
'mp' put inside 'tet' is 'TEMPT'.

(Other definitions for tempt that I've seen before include "Scaly mammal" , "Inveigle" , "draw" , "Try to persuade to do wrong" , "Bait" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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