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Involve ball going into middle of green when spun (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

embroil

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'involve' is the definition.
(I know that embroil is a more specific form of involve)

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(Other definitions for embroil that I've seen before include "Bring into confusion" , "Involve or entangle in" , "Deeply involve (someone in something)" , "Involve (a person) in some sort of trouble" , "In difficulties, involve" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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