Harry Houdini's wrong -- week to escape is humiliating (12)
I believe the answer is:
dishonouring
'humiliating' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are present participle verbs, I can't see how one could define the other.
'harry houdini's wrong week to escape' is the wordplay.
'harry' is an anagram indicator (harry can mean to attack or spoil).
'week' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'to escape' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'houdinis'+'wrong'='houdiniswrong'
'houdiniswrong' with 'w' taken out is 'houdinisrong'.
'houdinisrong' anagrammed gives 'DISHONOURING'.
'is' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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