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Leading tramp into wild (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

important

'leading' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tramp into wild' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'tramp'+'into'='trampinto'
'trampinto' is an anagram of 'IMPORTANT'.

(Other definitions for important that I've seen before include "influential" , "A priority" , "Noted" , "Eminent" , "Crucial" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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