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Bound to misfire as a ruse! (4)

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I believe the answer is:

sure

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'bound to' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'misfire as a ruse' is the wordplay.
'ruse' can be anagrammed to 'SURE'.
Though, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for sure that I've seen before include "The old sewer" , "of course" , "Confident sort of ruse" , "Certain to be a ruse" , "Agreed" .)

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