CHOUSE (6)

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Missing love for you, decide to cheat (6)

CHO(-o)(+U)SE = "cheat"

Submitted by lydian

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6920 Missing love for you, decide to cheat (6) CHO(-o)(+U)SE = "cheat" lydian 1
6925 The trick is to remove the last couple bits of pastry dough, and then add half the leftovers (6) The trick = def
remove the last couple bits = remove last 2 letters
pastry dough = CHOUX
leftovers = REFUSE

CHO(-ux)+(-ref)USE
majickace 1
6921 Cheat can head home (6) C(HOUSE) Madmahogany 0
6924 Not-initially-resounding trick (6) &lit (no one likes being tricked initially... you laugh about it after the fact)
ECHO ("resounding": re-sounding) and RUSE ("trick"), not initially = [e]CHO[r]USE
bags 0
6932 Trick hidden in Chinchou’s electricity (6) _CHOUS E_ dohz 0
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