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Put in peril, give peace a chance? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

endanger

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'put in peril' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'peace a chance?' is the wordplay.
'peace' becomes 'en' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a chance?' becomes 'danger' (chance is a kind of danger).
'en'+'danger'='ENDANGER'

'give' is the link.

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(Other definitions for endanger that I've seen before include "Put someone at risk" , "Hazard" , "Put in trouble" , "Jeopardize" , "Imperil" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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