Grand men tangled with local fugitive (3-12)
I believe the answer is:
all-encompassing
'grand' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'men tangled with local fugitive' is the wordplay.
'tangled with' indicates anagramming the letters.
'fugitive' becomes 'passing' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'men' mixed up with 'local' gives 'allencom'.
'allencom'+'passing'='ALL-ENCOMPASSING'
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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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