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Forced Widdecombe, on making a comeback, to join loony ultra (3-7)

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I believe the answer is:

non-natural

'forced' is the definition.

'widdecombe on making a comeback to join loony ultra' is the wordplay.
'widdecombe' becomes 'ann' (Ann Widdecombe).
'making a comeback' is a reversal indicator.
'to join' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'loony' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ann'+'on'='annon'
'annon' reversed gives 'nonna'.
'ultra' is an anagram of 'tural'.
'nonna'+'tural'='NON-NATURAL'

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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