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Legendary outlaw has a flutter and cheats (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoodwinks

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'cheats' is the definition.
(hoodwinking is a kind of cheating)

'legendary outlaw has a flutter' is the wordplay.
'legendary outlaw' becomes 'hood' (Robin Hood).
'has a flutter' becomes 'winks' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'hood'+'winks'='HOODWINKS'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hoodwinks that I've seen before include "gulls" , "pulls a fast one" , "Bamboozles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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