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Loosely two GIs in turn hatching a plot (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intriguing

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'hatching a plot' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'loosely two gis in turn' is the wordplay.
'two gis' means two substitutions for 'gi'.
'loosely' is an anagram indicator (a looser version of the letters).
'gi'+'gi'+'in'+'turn'='gigiinturn'
'gigiinturn' is an anagram of 'INTRIGUING'.

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(Other definitions for intriguing that I've seen before include "Conspiring; fascinating" , "What conspirators are up to" .)

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