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Pigments come wrapped, making them difficult to handle (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cumbersome

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'them difficult to handle' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'pigments come wrapped' is the wordplay.
'pigments' becomes 'umbers' (umber is a kind of pigment).
'wrapped' is an insertion indicator.
'umbers' placed into 'come' is 'CUMBERSOME'.

'making' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cumbersome that I've seen before include "Unwieldy" , "Awkward" .)

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