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Sketches Sir Adam excitedly hugging girl (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diagrams

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'sketches' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'sir adam excitedly hugging girl' is the wordplay.
'excitedly' is an anagram indicator.
'hugging' is an insertion indicator.
'girl' becomes 'g'.
'sir'+'adam'='siradam'
'siradam' is an anagram of 'diarams'.
'diarams' enclosing 'g' is 'DIAGRAMS'.

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(Other definitions for diagrams that I've seen before include "Adam's rig (anag.)" , "Drawings showing how things work" , "Drawings, graphs" , "Technical drawings" , "Explanatory drawings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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