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Cheeky, say, about a bit of luck (5)

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I believe the answer is:

saucy

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

'say about a bit of luck' is the wordplay.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'a bit of luck' becomes 'uc' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'say' enclosing 'uc' is 'SAUCY'.

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(Other definitions for saucy that I've seen before include "Cheeky; risquZ" , "Impertinent - jaunty" , "Pert and toothsome" , "Cheeky, impertinent" , "Risque" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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