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Fool bishop with pre-noon tipple, swigging litres (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bamboozle

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

'bishop with pre-noon tipple swigging litres' is the wordplay.
'bishop with' becomes 'b' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'pre-noon' becomes 'AM' (as in b AM).
'tipple' becomes 'booze' (both can mean alcohol).
'swigging' indicates putting letters inside.
'litres' becomes 'L' (abbreviation).
'booze' going around 'l' is 'boozle'.
'b'+'am'+'boozle'='BAMBOOZLE'

(Other definitions for bamboozle that I've seen before include "Hoodwink" , "Stump" , "Deceive" , "Mystify, cheat" , "Confuse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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