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Central European meeting edgy entertainer, would fawn too obsequiously (6)

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I believe the answer is:

slaver

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'entertainer would fawn too obsequiously' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'central european meeting edgy' is the wordplay.
'central european' becomes 'slav' (I've seen this in another clue).
'meeting' says to put letters next to each other.
'edgy' becomes 'er' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'slav'+'er'='SLAVER'

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(Other definitions for slaver that I've seen before include "Poisonous vapour" , "Dribble from the mouth" , "ship" , "Drool" , "drivel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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