Revealing way to get lost in the swirling mist (8)

I believe the answer is:

immodest

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'revealing' is the definition.
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'lost in the swirling mist' is the wordplay.
'lost' becomes 'mode' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'the swirling' indicates an anagram.
'mist' anagrammed gives 'imst'.
'mode' inserted inside 'imst' is 'IMMODEST'.

'way to get' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for immodest that I've seen before include "blowing its own trumpet" , "Bigheaded" , "bold" , "Boastful, given to showing off" , "Shamelessly indecent" .)

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

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