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Misled and led dude astray (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deluded

'misled' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'led dude astray' is the wordplay.
'astray' indicates an anagram.
'led'+'dude'='leddude'
'leddude' with letters rearranged gives 'DELUDED'.

'and' acts as a link.

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

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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