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Seduce mate almost entirely the wrong way (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entrap

'seduce' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'mate almost entirely the wrong way' is the wordplay.
'mate' becomes 'partner' ('partner' can be a synonym of 'mate').
'almost entirely' means to remove the last letter.
'the wrong way' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'partner' with its final letter taken away is 'partne'.
'partne' reversed gives 'ENTRAP'.

(Other definitions for entrap that I've seen before include "Parent (anag)" , "Snare, trick" , "net" , "decoy" , "Catch like parent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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