Counterfeit sale items most spotted (9)
I believe the answer is:
measliest
'most spotted' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are superlative adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'counterfeit sale items' is the wordplay.
'counterfeit' indicates an anagram.
'sale'+'items'='saleitems'
'saleitems' with letters rearranged gives 'MEASLIEST'.
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