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Absurd when one meets several more (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asinine

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'absurd' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'when one meets several more' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'meets' says to put letters next to each other.
'several more' becomes 'nine' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'as'+'i'+'nine'='ASININE'

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(Other definitions for asinine that I've seen before include "Foolish like donkey" , "Daft" , "Stupid (as a donkey?)" , "Is inane to be foolish" , "simple" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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