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Romeo possibly sleeping around is natural (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inbred

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'natural' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'romeo possibly sleeping around is' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'romeo' could be 'r' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'r' is found within the answer.
'is' could be 'be' and 'be' is located in the remaining letters.
The remaining letters 'ind' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for inbred that I've seen before include "Inborn" , "4 across" , "from a restricted gene pool?" , "Existing from birth, derived from parentage" , "Present by nature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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