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Male and female - when a kiss is shared it goes both ways (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sexes

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'male and female' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'when a kiss is shared it goes both ways' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'when' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found in the answer.
'kiss' could be 'x' (X can represent a kiss) and 'x' is found in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is present in the answer.
'ways' could be 'ss' (two N's - S or South is a way) and 'ss' is located in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for sexes that I've seen is " Male and female".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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