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Complaining about parking becomes addictive (8)

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I believe the answer is:

gripping

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'addictive' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are adjectives, I can't see how they can define each other.

'complaining about parking' is the wordplay.
'complaining' becomes 'griping' (griping is a kind of complaining).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'parking' becomes 'p'.
'griping' going around 'p' is 'GRIPPING'.

'becomes' is the link.

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(Other definitions for gripping that I've seen before include "Holding tightly" , "as one's vices may be" , "Suspenseful" , "Grasping" , "Enthralling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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