Many an individual gets cheated (4)
I believe the answer is:
done
'cheated' is the definition.
'many an' is the wordplay.
'many' becomes 'd' ().
'an' becomes 'one'.
'd'+'one'='DONE'
'individual gets' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for done that I've seen before include "agreed" , "Artist's workroom" , "This sort of thing is socially acceptable" , "Cooked; carried out" , "Finished or ended" .)