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Curse loud fools for being gullible (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

credulous

'being gullible' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'curse loud fools' is the wordplay.
'fools' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'curse'+'loud'='curseloud'
'curseloud' with letters rearranged gives 'CREDULOUS'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for credulous that I've seen before include "Likely to believe" , "Gullible" , "Apt to believe without sufficient evidence" , "Easily fooled" , "Too ready to believe things" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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