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I really want flipping grass, teacher admitted (7)

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desirer

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'i really want' is the definition.
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'flipping grass teacher admitted' is the wordplay.
'flipping' says the letters should be written backwards.
'grass' becomes 'reed' (type of grass plant).
'teacher' becomes 'sir' (way of addressing a male teacher).
'admitted' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters get admitted).
'reed' reversed gives 'deer'.
'deer' going around 'sir' is 'DESIRER'.

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