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Wariest gang-leader that's taken in by the players (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cagiest

'wariest' is the definition.
('cagy' can be a synonym of 'wary')

'gang-leader that's taken in by the players' is the wordplay.
'leader' suggests taking the first letters.
'that's' becomes 'ie'.
'taken in by' is an insertion indicator.
'the players' becomes 'cast' (group of actors).
The initial letter of 'gang' is 'g'.
'g'+'ie'='gie'
'gie' placed inside 'cast' is 'CAGIEST'.

(Another definition for cagiest that I've seen is " Most cautious about giving information".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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