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Put straight crooked dealing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aligned

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

'crooked dealing' is the wordplay.
'crooked' is an anagram indicator (a crooked or disrupted version of the letters).
'dealing' is an anagram of 'ALIGNED'.

(Other definitions for aligned that I've seen before include "Dealing (anag) - straight?" , "in a row" , "Linearly positioned" , "Brought into the correct relationship (with)" , "joined forces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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