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One under ten confused by legal deed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indenture

'legal deed' is the definition.
(type of legal document)

'one under ten confused' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'confused' is an anagram indicator.
'under'+'ten'='underten'
'underten' with letters rearranged gives 'ndenture'.
'i'+'ndenture'='INDENTURE'

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for indenture that I've seen before include "Agreement binding apprentice to a master" , "Sealed agreement" , "served by a novice?" , "Bind to service" , "contract" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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