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Made a deceptive move and passed out, I hear (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feinted

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'made a deceptive move' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'and passed out i hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found in the answer.
'i' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'feted' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for feinted that I've seen before include "Made slight movement to divert attention, as fencer does" , "Pretended" , "Deceived with a mock action" .)

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