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Little jerk inside bearing lure (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entice

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'lure' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'little jerk inside' is the wordplay.
'little' becomes 'ene' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'jerk' becomes 'tic' (I've seen this in other clues).
'inside' is an insertion indicator.
'ene' enclosing 'tic' is 'ENTICE'.

'bearing' is the link.

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(Other definitions for entice that I've seen before include "how siren might operate?" , "Tempt, lead astray" , "act like clickbait" , "Attract with inducement" , "Coax" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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