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Playing with wind trio, flautist out of time (11)

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I believe the answer is:

flirtatious

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'playing with wind trio flautist out of time' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'wind trio flautist out of time' is the wordplay.
'wind' is an anagram indicator.
'out of' is a deletion indicator.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'trio'+'flautist'='trioflautist'
'trioflautist' with 't' removed is 'rioflautist'.
'rioflautist' anagrammed gives 'FLIRTATIOUS'.

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(Other definitions for flirtatious that I've seen before include "Coquettish" , "Openly displaying attraction" , "Given to amorous banter" .)

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