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Mostly fairly quiet like Lloyd-George (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

welsh

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'mostly fairly quiet' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are adjectives, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for welsh that I've seen before include "Default on bet in Wales?" , "Cymric" , "From Aberystwyth, perhaps" , "So-called rabbit" , "Of bookie, decamp without paying out winnings" .)

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