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Teased a bit, perhaps, by Edward (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baited

'teased' is the definition.
('bait' can be a synonym of 'tease')

'a bit perhaps by edward' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'edward' becomes 'Ed' (short for Edward).
'a'+'bit'='abit'
'abit' is an anagram of 'bait'.
'bait'+'ed'='BAITED'

(Other definitions for baited that I've seen before include "tempted" , "Lure, entrapped" , "Jeered with fish food?" , "Tormented by jeering - using fish food?" , "Put something on a hook to attract fish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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