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Most unconventional combination of e.g. and id est (7)

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I believe the answer is:

edgiest

'most unconventional' is the definition.
(edgy can mean unconventional or unusual)

'combination of e g and id est' is the wordplay.
'combination of' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'e'+'g'='eg'
'eg' after 'id' is 'ideg'.
'ideg' with letters rearranged gives 'edgi'.
'edgi'+'est'='EDGIEST'

(Another definition for edgiest that I've seen is " Most irritable".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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