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Skittish due to full pay settlement (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

playful

'skittish' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'full pay settlement' is the wordplay.
'settlement' is an anagram indicator.
'full'+'pay'='fullpay'
'fullpay' with letters rearranged gives 'PLAYFUL'.

'due to' is the link.

(Other definitions for playful that I've seen before include "Lively" , "Frisky" , "Fun-loving" , "In high spirits" , "Teasing, unserious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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