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Like a poser, teaming cross with inside kick (9)

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I believe the answer is:

enigmatic

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'like a poser' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'teaming cross with inside kick' is the wordplay.
'cross with' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'crossed' mean this).
'inside' indicates the central letters.
The middle letters of 'kick' are 'ic'.
'teaming' mixed up with 'ic' gives 'ENIGMATIC'.

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(Other definitions for enigmatic that I've seen before include "Obscure, puzzling" , "Mystifying" , "Like a puzzle" , "Mysterious or puzzling, like Mona Lisa's smile" , "Ambiguous or puzzling" .)

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