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Heroes one defrauds (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

icons

'heroes' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'one defrauds' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'defrauds' becomes 'cons' ('con' can be a synonym of 'defraud').
'i'+'cons'='ICONS'

(Other definitions for icons that I've seen before include "Religious pictures" , "Graphic symbols on computer screens" , "revered art" , "Computer displays" , "Screen symbols on 4 across" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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