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Don't leer horribly, it's suggestive (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

redolent

'suggestive' is the definition.
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'don't leer horribly' is the wordplay.
'horribly' indicates an anagram.
'dont'+'leer'='dontleer'
'dontleer' is an anagram of 'REDOLENT'.

'it's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for redolent that I've seen before include "Aromatic" , "Smelling strongly or suggestive of it" , "Smelling of, evocative" , "Objective scented" , "Fragrant; suggestive (of)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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