Cockney chap was flipping covered in pearly tat, maybe being a nuisance (11)
I believe the answer is:
bedevilling
'being a nuisance' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are present participle verbs, I can't see how they can define each other.
'cockney chap was flipping covered in pearly tat' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'chap' could be 'lin' and 'lin' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'maybe' acts as a link.
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