Crossword Genius

Intimating that one's influencing unfairly (7,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

getting at

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'influencing unfairly' is the definition.
'getting at' can be an answer for 'influencing' (getting at is a kind of influencing). I am not certain of the 'unfairly' bit.

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(Another definition for getting at that I've seen is " Bullying".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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