Mislead intentionally (6)

I believe the answer is:

delude

(Other definitions for delude that I've seen before include "Mislead in belief" , "Cause to believe a lie" , "swindle" , "Eluded so as to deceive" , "Mislead, beguile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post Sunday.

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