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He cheats - by giving two cards instead of one? (6-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

double-dealer

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'he cheats by giving two cards instead of one?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'eal' and 'eal' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for double-dealer that I've seen before include "Deceitful person" , "Person who says one thing and does another" , "Deceitful individual" , "Deceiver, cheat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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