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Reversing chromosome constituent can be a plus (3)

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I believe the answer is:

and

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'plus' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'reversing chromosome constituent can be a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for and that I've seen before include "Most-used conjunction in English" , "A very common conjunction" , "Word to connect" , "Plus" , "See 20" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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