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Apt to be banked (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inclined

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'apt to' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'be banked' is the wordplay.
'be' becomes 'incline' (inclining is a kind of being).
'banked' becomes 'd' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'incline'+'d'='INCLINED'

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(Other definitions for inclined that I've seen before include "Leaned towards" , "Sloping - likely" , "Tending" , "Sloped or disposed" , "At an angle" .)

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