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Misguided daughter escaped (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deluded

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'misguided' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'daughter escaped' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'escaped' becomes 'eluded' (eluding is a kind of escaping).
'd'+'eluded'='DELUDED'

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(Other definitions for deluded that I've seen before include "Holding false beliefs" , "mistaken" , "Deceived or misled" , "Deceived into false belief" , "hoodwinked" .)

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