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Longed to bamboozle the CID (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

itched

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

'bamboozle the cid' is the wordplay.
'bamboozle' indicates an anagram.
'the'+'cid'='thecid'
'thecid' with letters rearranged gives 'ITCHED'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for itched that I've seen before include "Longed (to do something)" , "Was in need of a scratch" , "Felt tingling sensation in skin" , "Felt a strong desire" , "irritated!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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