What does the cryptic crossword clue "One leaves emptier after initially trusting someone leading us astray (7)" mean?

The definition is "someone leading us astray". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). T (synonym="first letter of [initially] T RUSTING + EMPT I ER excluding (leaving") + EMPT (synonym="EMPT") + ER (synonym="ER") = TEMPTER The answer is TEMPTER.

One leaves emptier after initially trusting someone leading us astray (7)

Independent Cryptic #11777 | 5 Across | 2024-07-09 flower

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