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Rocked in leather, say (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swayed

'rocked' is the definition.
('sway' can be a synonym of 'rock')

'leather say' is the wordplay.
'leather' becomes 'suede' (suede is a kind of leather).
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'suede' sounds like 'SWAYED'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for swayed that I've seen before include "Teetered or influenced" , "lacked stability" , "Oscillated - influenced" , "Ruled; influenced" , "Moved back and forth or sideways" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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