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Giving Romeo a wild kiss can be chancy! (5)

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I believe the answer is:

risks

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'be chancy' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'giving romeo a wild kiss' is the wordplay.
'giving' says to put letters next to each other.
'romeo' becomes 'r' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'a wild' is an anagram indicator.
'kiss' with letters rearranged gives 'isks'.
'r' next to 'isks' is 'RISKS'.

'can' is the link.

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(Other definitions for risks that I've seen before include "Chances" , "Puts in jeopardy" , "Perils" , "Sources of dangers" , "Hazards, dangers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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