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Explosive device initially excited fool (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deceive

'fool' is the definition.
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'explosive device initially excited' is the wordplay.
'explosive' indicates anagramming the letters.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'excited' is 'e'.
'device' anagrammed gives 'deceiv'.
'deceiv'+'e'='DECEIVE'

(Other definitions for deceive that I've seen before include "Mislead, delude" , "Hoodwink" , "Cheat or mislead" , "Intentionally mislead" , "Give a wrong impression to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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