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Gas is thus rising GP admits (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gossip

'gas' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'is thus rising gp admits' is the wordplay.
'thus' becomes 'so' (synonyms).
'rising' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'admits' indicates putting letters inside.
'is'+'so'='isso'
'isso' backwards is 'ossi'.
'ossi' placed inside 'gp' is 'GOSSIP'.

(Other definitions for gossip that I've seen before include "Rabbit" , "Busybody" , "(Malicious) report about the doings of others" , "Idle and mildly malicious talk" , "Casual chit-chat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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