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Sneaky-sounding attempt to see Irish county (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sligo

'irish county' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sneaky-sounding attempt' is the wordplay.
'sneaky' becomes 'sly' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sounding' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'attempt' becomes 'go' (go is a kind of attempt).
'sly' is a homophone of 'sli'.
'sli'+'go'='SLIGO'

'to see' is the link.

(Other definitions for sligo that I've seen before include "part of Ireland" , "Irish port" , "Irish county and town" , "Town in north-west Ireland" , "County of northwest Ireland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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