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Invade someone's space or chance going around? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

encroach

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'invade someone's space' is the definition.
'encroach' can be an answer for 'invade' (to encroach upon is to invade). I am not sure about the 'someone's space' bit.

'or chance going around?' is the wordplay.
'going around?' indicates anagramming the letters.
'or'+'chance'='orchance'
'orchance' is an anagram of 'ENCROACH'.

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(Other definitions for encroach that I've seen before include "Go past a normal limit" , "Advance gradually into another's area" , "Impinge, infringe" , "Tread on someone's toes" , "Intrude on another's property or rights" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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