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Law they manipulated, becoming rich (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wealthy

'rich' is the definition.
('wealthy' can be similar in meaning to 'rich')

'law they manipulated' is the wordplay.
'manipulated' is an anagram indicator.
'law'+'they'='lawthey'
'lawthey' is an anagram of 'WEALTHY'.

'becoming' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for wealthy that I've seen before include "Rich and prosperous" , "Affluent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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