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Struggle to deceive nurse (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

contend

'struggle' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'deceive nurse' is the wordplay.
'deceive' becomes 'con' (I've seen this before).
'nurse' becomes 'tend' (I've seen this before).
'con'+'tend'='CONTEND'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for contend that I've seen before include "Compete, vie" , "Struggle; assert" , "Debate - contest - claim" , "Struggle (with someone)" , "Engage in a struggle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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