Uncomfortable involving one in effort to confuse (9)

I believe the answer is:

disorient

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'to confuse' is the definition.
(I know that disorient is a kind of bedevil)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for disorient that I've seen before include "confuse" , "Puzzle" , "muddle" , "Get confused" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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