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Greek god circling close to Troy in attempt to deceive (3,2,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

try it on

'attempt to deceive' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'greek god circling close to troy' is the wordplay.
'greek god' becomes 'triton' (Triton is an example**).
'circling' is an insertion indicator (circling can mean going around or containing).
'close to' indicates one should take the final letters (the close/ending of).
The final letter of 'troy' is 'y'.
'triton' going around 'y' is 'TRY IT ON'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for try it on that I've seen before include "test a new suit" , "trick" , "Attempt to be provocative (colloq.)" , "Before buying a garment, you should" , "Be cheeky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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