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Interpret as disadvantages? Right (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

construe

'interpret' is the definition.
('construe' can be a synonym of 'interpret')

'disadvantages? right' is the wordplay.
'disadvantages?' becomes 'cons' (as in pros and cons).
'right' becomes 'true' ('true' is associated in meaning with 'right').
'cons'+'true'='CONSTRUE'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for construe that I've seen before include "Analyse syntax using counters" , "Make sense of -- trounces (anag)" , "Analyse language" , "Recounts in order to interpret or explain" , "Read - trounces (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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