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Tackle some vote manipulating (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rigging

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'manipulating' is the definition.
('rig' can be a synonym of 'manipulate')

'tackle some vote' is the wordplay.
'tackle' becomes 'rig' (I've seen this in another clue).
'some vote' becomes 'ging' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rig'+'ging'='RIGGING'

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(Other definitions for rigging that I've seen before include "Ropes, etc, on a sailing ship" , "vote-manipulating" , "Fraudulently fixing" , "Sailing ship's ropes" , "Ship's ropes or chains" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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