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A modest keenness appears rather nonsensical (6,4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

doesnt make sense

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'rather nonsensical' is the definition.
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'a modest keenness appears' is the wordplay.
'appears' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'modest'+'keenness'='amodestkeenness'
'amodestkeenness' is an anagram of 'DOESNT MAKE SENSE'.

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