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Busy Conservative, a student said (9)

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I believe the answer is:

cluttered

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'busy' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'conservative a student said' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'a student' becomes 'L' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'said' becomes 'uttered' (I've seen this in another clue).
'c'+'l'+'uttered'='CLUTTERED'

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(Other definitions for cluttered that I've seen before include "Filled with things strewn about" , "Filled with objects in disorder" , "untidy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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