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To tease is a bit out of order (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bait

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

'a bit out of order' is the wordplay.
'out of order' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'bit'='abit'
'abit' anagrammed gives 'BAIT'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for bait that I've seen before include "Food to lure fish" , "Food to entice fish; taunt" , "Boilie, for example" , "Enticement, lure" , "Enticement for fish" .)

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