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Sensible project idiotic extremists poisoned? (6)

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septic

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'poisoned?' is the definition.
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'sensible project idiotic extremists' is the wordplay.
'sensible project' becomes 'sept' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'extremists' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters) (letters on the extreme ends of the word).
'idiotic' with its middle removed is 'ic'.
'sept'+'ic'='SEPTIC'

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(Other definitions for septic that I've seen before include "Putrid" , "Poisoned" , "Contaminated with disease-causing bacteria" , "Of wound, infected with pus" , "Type of tank" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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