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Connects it wrongly at two points (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ties

'connects' is the definition.
(tying is a kind of connecting)

'it wrongly at two points' is the wordplay.
'wrongly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'two points' becomes 'es' (**).
'it' is an anagram of 'ti'.
'ti'+'es'='TIES'

(Other definitions for ties that I've seen before include "allegiances" , "Links" , "obligations" , "Drawn games" , "Items of neckwear" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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