Crossword Genius

Tricked by young lady somewhere in Ireland (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

donegal

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'in ireland' is the definition.
(I know that Donegal is a county of Ireland)

'tricked by young lady' is the wordplay.
'tricked' becomes 'done' (I've seen this before).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'young lady' becomes 'gal' (synonyms).
'done'+'gal'='DONEGAL'

'somewhere' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for donegal that I've seen before include "town and county" , "County of NW Ireland" , "Irish town" , "Northernmost Irish county" , "Ireland's northmost county" .)

Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app