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Weakens enough to point to the wrong list (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wilts

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'weakens enough' is the definition.
'wilts' can be an answer for 'weakens' (wilting is a kind of weakening). I am unsure of the 'enough' bit.

'point to the wrong list' is the wordplay.
'point' becomes 'w' (W is an example**).
'to the wrong' indicates an anagram.
'list' anagrammed gives 'ilts'.
'w'+'ilts'='WILTS'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for wilts that I've seen before include "Droops; county (abbr.)" , "A county (abbr.); suffers from 1" , "Count[r?]y" , "Flags" , "(Of foliage) goes limp" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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