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Negative, sire - it's wrong to be more inquisitive (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nosier

'be more inquisitive' is the definition.
(nosy means overly inquisitive or curious)

'negative sire it's wrong' is the wordplay.
'negative' becomes 'no' (no is a kind of negative).
'it's wrong' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sire' anagrammed gives 'sier'.
'no'+'sier'='NOSIER'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for nosier that I've seen before include "Senior (anag)" , "More inquisitive" , "More curious, being senior" , "More curious in nasal way" , "rather curious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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