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Seedy guy regularly getting nervous (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edgy

'nervous' is the definition.
('edgy' can be a synonym of 'nervous')

'seedy guy regularly' is the wordplay.
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'seedy'+'guy'='seedyguy'
The alternating letters of 'seedyguy' are 'EDGY'.

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for edgy that I've seen before include "Challengingly experimental" , "Visibly nervous" , "Nervous and tense, irritable" , "Anxious" , "Nervous; jumpy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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