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A clan involved in plot must be fair (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

balanced

'fair' is the definition.
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'a clan involved in plot' is the wordplay.
'involved' indicates an anagram (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'plot' becomes 'bed' (bed is a kind of plot).
'a'+'clan'='aclan'
'aclan' anagrammed gives 'alanc'.
'alanc' placed inside 'bed' is 'BALANCED'.

'must be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for balanced that I've seen before include "Steady - objective" , "Stable - poised" , "With both sides equal" , "Auntie is supposedly" , "Equipoised" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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