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Betting gets unwelcoming and suggestive (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spicy

'suggestive' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'betting gets unwelcoming' is the wordplay.
'betting' becomes 'sp'.
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'unwelcoming' becomes 'icy' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sp'+'icy'='SPICY'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for spicy that I've seen before include "Highly flavoured" , "Pungently flavoured" , "Aromatic" , "(Of food) hot" , "Piquant or peppery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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