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Attempt to cover front of neck with tie (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bind

'tie' is the definition.
(I know that tie can be written as bind)

'attempt to cover front of neck' is the wordplay.
'attempt' becomes 'bid' (bid is a kind of attempt).
'to cover' is an insertion indicator.
'front of' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'neck' is 'n'.
'bid' going around 'n' is 'BIND'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bind that I've seen before include "difficulty" , "Tie, fasten" , "Restrict" , "Tie up or hamper" , "Wrap tightly - nuisance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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