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Tricked into side issues (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

editions

'issues' is the definition.
(edition is a kind of issue)

'tricked into side' is the wordplay.
'tricked' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'into'+'side'='intoside'
'intoside' is an anagram of 'EDITIONS'.

(Other definitions for editions that I've seen before include "Numbers" , "Book published at different times" , "Impressions given!" , "Repros" , "Copies of book about sedition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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