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Eavesdrop with one good man being framed by Soviet leader (6,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

listen in

'eavesdrop' is the definition.
('listen in' can be a synonym of 'eavesdrop')

'one good man being framed by soviet leader' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'good man' becomes 'st'.
'being framed by' is an insertion indicator.
'soviet leader' becomes 'lenin' (I've seen this before).
'i'+'st'='ist'
'ist' put inside 'lenin' is 'LISTEN IN'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for listen in that I've seen before include "Wire-tapper will" , "Eavesdrop" , "Overhear conversation as on phone (6, 2)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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