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Lure and net damaged by rocks (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entice

'lure' is the definition.
(lure can mean to entice or attract)

'net damaged by rocks' is the wordplay.
'damaged' indicates an anagram.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'rocks' becomes 'ice' (as in a drink on the rocks).
'net' anagrammed gives 'ent'.
'ent'+'ice'='ENTICE'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for entice that I've seen before include "Lure, beguile" , "Persuade with promise of reward" , "how siren might operate?" , "Trap" , "'Tempt, lure (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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