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How the rumours spread when you talk someone into? (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

get around

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'talk someone into?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'how the rumours spread when you' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'when' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'you' could be 'u' (commonly used in online communication) and 'u' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for get around that I've seen before include "Overtake" , "Travel" , "Circulate" , "Socialise a lot" , "Avoid" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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