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Avoiding sexually indulgent female, initially -- what a surprise (2,2)

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as if

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'what a surprise' is the definition.
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'avoiding sexually indulgent female initially' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'avoiding sexually indulgent female' is 'AS IF'.

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(Other definitions for as if that I've seen before include "a voice of doubt" , "Yeah right!" , "Expression of incredulity" , "highly unlikely" , "You're joking!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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