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Pinhead bound to be easily bent (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pliable

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'be easily bent' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pinhead bound' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'pinhead' could be 'p' (head letter of 'pin') and 'p' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'liable' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for pliable that I've seen before include "accommodating" , "Flexible" , "Easily bent" , "easily influenced" , "Elastic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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