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Keen on turning in? No good chanting (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intoning

'chanting' is the definition.
('intone' can be a synonym of 'chant')

'keen on turning in? no good' is the wordplay.
'keen on' becomes 'into' (I've seen this before).
'turning' is a reversal indicator.
'no' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation).
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'in' back-to-front is 'ni'.
'into'+'ni'+'n'+'g'='INTONING'

(Other definitions for intoning that I've seen before include "Reciting with a flat voice" , "Reciting like a chant" , "Chanting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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