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Way to cover rent? Wheel of Fortune, possibly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roulette

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'wheel of fortune possibly' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'way to cover rent?' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'route' (route is a kind of way).
'to cover' is an insertion indicator.
'rent?' becomes 'let' (I've seen this in another clue).
'route' placed around 'let' is 'ROULETTE'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for roulette that I've seen before include "risky venture" , "gambling business" , "Gambling device" , "Spinning-wheel game" , "If Russian, it's a very dangerous game" .)

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