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Nervous movement from female with passport to collect (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fidget

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'nervous movement' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'female with passport to collect' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'passport' becomes 'id' (a passport is identification).
'to collect' becomes 'get' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'f'+'id'+'get'='FIDGET'

'from' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for fidget that I've seen before include "Make nervous movements of the hands" , "Squirm" , "Restless person" , "Betray boredom, impatience" , "who can't relax" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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