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Tried to provoke (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baited

(Other definitions for baited that I've seen before include "Lure, entrapped" , "Tormented by jeering - using fish food?" , "Jeered with fish food?" , "tempted" , "Lured" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.
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