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Mislead in a firm way (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

con

'mislead' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'a firm way' is the wordplay.
'a firm' becomes 'co' (a firm is a company).
'way' becomes 'n' (Compass direction - North).
'co'+'n'='CON'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for con that I've seen before include "politician who's in the right" , "Not in favour" , "Deceive; convict (colloq.)" , "Study - swindle" , "Informally swindle" .)

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