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Molten core then sticking together (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coherent

'sticking together' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'molten core then' is the wordplay.
'molten' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'core'+'then'='corethen'
'corethen' is an anagram of 'COHERENT'.

(Other definitions for coherent that I've seen before include "Sticking together" , "Rational" , "Holding together as a whole" , "Able to speak clearly" , "Not rambling in speech or reasoning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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