I caress no adjusted settings (9)

I believe the answer is:

scenarios

'settings' is the definition.
(I know this)

'i caress no adjusted' is the wordplay.
'adjusted' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'caress'+'no'='icaressno'
'icaressno' is an anagram of 'SCENARIOS'.

(Another definition for scenarios that I've seen is " Plans for plays".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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