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Taken in by report of British public school (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eaten

'taken in by' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'report of british public school' is the wordplay.
'report of' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (how it\'d sound if reported).
'british public school' becomes 'eton' (I've seen this in another clue).
'eton' is a homophone of 'EATEN'.

(Other definitions for eaten that I've seen before include "absorbed in the system" , "courses enjoyed?" , "Crammed" , "Polished off" , "corroded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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