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A lot of stuff, I sense, can be sticky (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glutinous

'be sticky' is the definition.
('glutinous' can be a synonym of 'sticky')

'a lot of stuff i sense' is the wordplay.
'a lot of stuff' becomes 'glut'.
'sense' becomes 'nous' (nous is a kind of sense).
'glut'+'i'+'nous'='GLUTINOUS'

'can' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for glutinous that I've seen before include "not easy to shake off?" , "Sticky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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