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Item about stream is action-packed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thrilling

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'action-packed' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'item about stream' is the wordplay.
'item' becomes 'thing' (both can mean an object).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'stream' becomes 'rill' (rill is a kind of stream).
'thing' enclosing 'rill' is 'THRILLING'.

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for thrilling that I've seen before include "Hair-raising" , "Gripping" , "Causing pleasurable excitement" , "Sensational" , "Extremely exciting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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