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I count notes that may be disputable (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

contentious

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'disputable' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'i count notes that may be' is the wordplay.
'that may be' is an anagram indicator.
'i'+'count'+'notes'='icountnotes'
'icountnotes' anagrammed gives 'CONTENTIOUS'.

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(Other definitions for contentious that I've seen before include "debatable" , "Likely to cause disagreement" , "controversial" , "Likely to cause an argument" .)

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