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Ross

I believe the answer is:

delude

(Other definitions for delude that I've seen before include "swindle" , "Cause to believe a lie" , "Cause to believe something untrue, deceive" , "Fool, deceive" , "Lead into false belief" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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